The concept of forensic emergency medicine as illustrated by an unusual complication of pulmonary artery catheterization

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-267

  Leeuw, Marc De ^a   Jacobs, Werner ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Forensic emergency medicine; Pulmonary artery catheter; Seldinger; Swan Ganz

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTERY PERFORATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; BRAIN EDEMA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURY; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SWAN GANZ CATHETER; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; INJURY; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; CATHETERIZATION, SWAN-GANZ; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

EID: 54049151250     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e318183455a     Document Type: Article

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