Hepatic resection by the Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator® increases the incidence and severity of venous air embolism

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 966-970

  Koo, Bon N ^a   Kil, Hae K ^a   Choi, Jin S ^a   Kim, Ji Y ^a   Chun, Duk H ^a   Hong, Yong W ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 25644448813     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000169295.08054.fa     Document Type: Article

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