Cardiac Air Embolism after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in a Patient with Blunt Hepatic Trauma

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1170-1172

  Mohammedi, Ismaël ^a   Ber, Charles ^a   Peguet, Olivier ^a   Ould Aoudia, Thierry ^a   Duperret, Serge ^a   Petit, Paul ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036899318     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200212000-00023     Document Type: Article

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