Fatal pulmonary embolism by tumour thrombus during surgery for renal cell carcinoma

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-313

  Bharti, Neerja ^a   Kumar, Lalit ^b  

^a Research Center   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PETHIDINE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FLANK PAIN; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; METASTASIS; NEPHRECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SMOKING; TUMOR THROMBUS; URINARY CATHETER;

EID: 37349031076     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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