Fatal air embolism in an extremely low birth weight infant: Can it be caused by intravenous injections during resuscitation?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 630-633

  Wald, Martin ^a   Kirchner, Lieselotte ^a   Lawrenz, Karin ^b   Amann, Gabriele ^c  

^a ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Air embolism; Extreme low birth weight infant; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; NEWBORN; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PREMATURITY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; SYRINGE; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0037396873     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-1681-7     Document Type: Article

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