Venous oxygen embolism with use of hydrogen peroxide during craniotomy in the supine position

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1072-

  Prabhakar, Hemanshu ^a   Rath, Girija P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

CRANIOTOMY; EMBOLISM; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MENINGIOMA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADULT; CRANIOTOMY; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; IRRIGATION; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; OXYGEN; POSTURE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VEINS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 48449105014     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.10.011     Document Type: Letter

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