Cerebral air embolism following a small volume of air inadvertently injected via a peripheral arterial cannula: Case report

Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Chilvers, Michael ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Anesthesiology; Critical care medicine; Difficult intubation; Education; Fiberoptics; Intensive care medicine; Internet; Intubation stylet; Monitoring; Multimedia; Online; Pediatric airway management; Regional anesthesia; Teaching; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149112318     PISSN: 15236064     EISSN: 15236064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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