Cardiac arrest due to left ventricular gas embolism after bronchoscopic argon plasma coagulation: A case report

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-35

  Goldman, Yaron ^a   Panzica, Peter J ^a   Pinto, Duane S ^a   Delatorre, Ralph ^a   Feller Kopman, David ^a   Ernst, Armin ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Bronchoscopy; Complication; Gas embolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COUGHING; DEATH; DEFIBRILLATION; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JET VENTILATION; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33847055861     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: 15367959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.lbr.0000212547.17588.8c     Document Type: Article

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