An infrequent but life-threatening complication of a simple procedure

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 92-94

  Spinello, Irene M ^a   Balk, Robert A ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BODY POSITION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; SHOCK;

EID: 0036179559     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1489.2002.17205.x     Document Type: Article

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