Retrograde cerebral perfusion for treatment of air embolism after valve surgery

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-82

  Shrinivas, Vitthal Gadhinglajkar ^a   Sankarkumar, R ^a   Rupa, Sreedhar ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DOBUTAMINE; MANNITOL; PROTAMINE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 2542528430     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230401200120     Document Type: Article

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