Lethal air embolism after spray of tissue adhesive-fibrinogen and factor XIII aerosol during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1203-1205

  Umegaki, Takeshi ^a   Nishi, Kenichiro ^a   Murao, Kohei ^a   Takahira, Kazuyo ^a   Shingu, Koh ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air embolism; Spray; Tissue adhesive

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13; FIBRINOGEN; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

AEROSOL; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CANCER; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; RESUSCITATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AEROSOLS; AGED; EMBOLISM, AIR; FATAL OUTCOME; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY;

EID: 35348956494     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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