Arterial fast bolus flush systems used routinely in neonates and infants cause retrograde embolization of flush solution into the cetral arterial and cerebral circulation

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 386-391

  Weiss, Markus ^a   Balmer, Christian ^a   Cornelius, Anita ^a   Frey, Bernhard ^a   Bauersfeld, Urs ^a   Baenziger, Oskar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG INJECTION VOLUME; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; EMBOLISM; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFUSION PUMP; INTUBATION; JUGULAR VEIN; MANOMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SYRINGE;

EID: 0038805212     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021037     Document Type: Article

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