Incidental detection of paradoxical air embolism with a transoesophageal Doppler probe inserted for measuring descending aortic blood flow

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 520-522

  Draganov, J ^a   Scheeren, T W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complications, embolism; Embolism, air; Measurement techniques, transoesophageal Doppler ultrasonography; Monitoring, ultrasound

Indexed keywords

LISINOPRIL; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; SUFENTANIL; THIOPENTAL;

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DESCENDING AORTA; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NEUROSURGERY; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037385461     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg090     Document Type: Article

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