Massive Pulmonary Embolism after Application of an Esmarch Bandage

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1187-1189

  Lu, Chen Wei ^a   Chen, Yi Sharng ^b   Wang, Ming Jiuh ^b  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; HEPARIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MILRINONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; EMBOLECTOMY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 1642543281     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000104583.77388.02     Document Type: Article

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