Gas embolism following bronchoscopic argon plasma coagulation: A case series

Chest

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1066-1069

  Reddy, Chakravarthy ^a   Majid, Adnan ^a   Michaud, Gaetane ^a   Feller Kopman, David ^b   Eberhardt, Ralph ^c   Herth, Felix ^c   Ernst, Armin ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Thoraxklinik ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Bronchoscopy; Complication; Gas embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; APNEA; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TELEMETRY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 55849127067     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0474     Document Type: Article

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