Massive subcutaneous emphysema and hypercarbia: Complications of carbon dioxide absorption during extraperitoneal and intraperitoneal laparoscopic surgery - Case studies

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 456-461

  Worrell, Jeffrey B ^a,b   Cleary, Deborah Tarleton ^a,c  

^a 3rd Medical Group/SGOSA ^*

^b Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson   (United States)

^c WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emphysema; Hypercapnia; Laparoscopy; Subcutaneous emphysema

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITRATE SODIUM; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; HELIUM; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MIVACURIUM; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; RANITIDINE; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; COLON RESECTION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; BLOOD; LAPAROSCOPY; METABOLISM;

ADULT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 0036987885     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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