Putative risk of substantial venous air embolism during vertebroplasty: A technical observation

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Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1526-1528

  White, J Bradley ^a   Thielen, Kent R ^b   Kallmes, David F ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Venous air embolism; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX INJURY; TRABECULAR BONE; VEIN EMBOLISM;

AGED; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; VEINS; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 67651159014     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181a90b44     Document Type: Article

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