Massive cerebral air embolism after cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 468-469

  Hwang, Shiuh Lin ^a   Lieu, Ann Shung ^a   Lin, Chih Lung ^a   Liu, Gin Chung ^a   Howng, Shen Long ^a   Kuo, Tai Hung ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Armed Forces Tsoying Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cerebral air embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 19744363432     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.03.041     Document Type: Article

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