Possible venous air embolism during open eye surgery in a child

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 840-844

  Ruest, Pierre ^a   Aroichane, Maryam ^a   Cordahi, Ghassan ^a   Bureau, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CILIARY DISK; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; FOREIGN BODY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; VEIN EMBOLISM;

EID: 35348929495     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021713     Document Type: Article

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