Carbon dioxide embolism in a 3-week-old neonate during laparoscopic pyloromyotomy: a case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 842-845

  Kudsi, Omar Yusef ^a   Jones, Sarah A ^b   Brenn, B Randall ^b  

^a LANKENAU HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Complication; End tidal CO2; Gas embolism; Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; GAS EMBOLISM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLOROMYOTOMY; RESUSCITATION; UMBILICAL VEIN; X RAY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; PYLORIC STENOSIS, HYPERTROPHIC; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWINS; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 63649100104     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.11.045     Document Type: Article

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