Venous air embolism and the sitting position: A case series

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-422

  Leslie, K ^a,b   Hui, R ^a   Kaye, A H ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Craniotomy; Neurosurgery; Venous air embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SITTING; VEIN EMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 33646124951     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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