Paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale: An unexpected complication of tracheal extubation

Anaesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 501-504

  Turley, Andrew J ^a   Thambyrajah, J ^a   Clarke, F L ^a   Stewart, M J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; INSULIN; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; RAMIPRIL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; COUGH; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE;

EID: 17844377565     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.04111.x     Document Type: Article

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