Fatal Arterial Gas Embolism in an Adult 1 Year After Bilateral Sequential Lung Transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 692-694

  Erasmus, David B ^a   Alvarez, Francisco ^a   Keller, Cesar A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAS EMBOLISM; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VENTILATOR;

EMBOLISM, AIR; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43949087182     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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