Cerebral air embolism resulting from an airplane flight

Journal of Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 304-308

  Almeida, Nathan J S ^a   Schuller, Dan ^a,b,c,d  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Pulmonary and Critical Care Division

^c Intensive Care Unit

^d Respiratory Care Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAVEL;

EID: 36048995042     PISSN: 0194259X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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