Subcutaneous emphysema caused by pulsatile irrigation during orthopedic surgery [15]

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 496-497

  Ohmori, Aki ^a   Iranami, Hiroshi ^a   Hatano, Yoshio ^a  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS WAKAYAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LETTER; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TISSUE INJURY; WOUND CARE;

EID: 33746570204     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000227070.64566.AE     Document Type: Letter

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