Cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation as a complication occuring during rigid bronchoscopic laser therapy

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 88-90

  D'Aloia, A ^a   Faggiano, P ^a   Fiorina, C ^a   Vizzardi, E ^a   Cavaliere, S ^b   Foccoli, P ^b   Bignotti, T ^a   Dei Cas, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Laser bronchoscopy; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS STENOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MASSAGE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEAT SHOCK; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LASER BRNCHOSCOPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NEODYMIUM LASER; PATIENT MONITORING; PNEUMOTHORAX; RECANALIZATION; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0141682476     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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