Probable gas embolism during operative hysteroscopy caused by products of combustion

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1044-1047

  Imasogie, Ngozi ^a   Crago, Ron ^a   Leyland, Nicholas A ^a   Chung, Frances ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEFAZOLIN; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; NAPROXEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; QUINAPRIL; SULFONAMIDE;

ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CASE REPORT; COMBUSTION; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG RESPONSE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; GAS EMBOLISM; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; HYSTEROSCOPY; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; LAVAGE; MENORRHAGIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS VENOSUS; TIME;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 0036998060     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03017899     Document Type: Article

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