Paradoxical air embolism from a central venous catheter

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 717-718

  Eichhorn, V ^a   Bender, A ^a   Reuter, D A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGED; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; EMBOLISM, AIR; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 66149157345     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep071     Document Type: Letter

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