Successful management of air embolism-induced ventricular fibrillation in orthotopic liver transplantation

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-246

  Yeh, Pei An ^a   Chen, Han Ping ^a   Tsai, Yu Chuan ^a   Lin, Yih Jyh ^a   Liu, Yen Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air; Embolism; Veins; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISSECTION; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HEART MASSAGE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PORTAL VEIN; RESUSCITATION; SURGEON; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN EMBOLISM;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 30544442545     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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