Gas flow during bronchoscopic ablation therapy causes gas emboli to the heart: A comparative animal study

Chest

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 892-896

  Feller Kopman, David ^a   Lukanich, Jeanne M ^b   Shapira, Gil ^d   Kolodny, Uri ^d   Schori, Baruch ^d   Edenfield, Heather ^b   Temelkuran, Burak ^d   Ernst, Armin ^c   Schindel, Yair ^d   Fink, Yoel ^d   Fox, Jon ^b   Bueno, Raphael ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d OmniGuide   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Central airway obstruction; Gas emboli; Laser; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GAS EMBOLISM; GAS FLOW; HEART INJURY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 42149167310     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-2266     Document Type: Article

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