Massive systemic air embolism during percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of a primary lung tumor

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 484-486

  Jeannin, Aude ^a   Saignac, Pierre ^a   Palussière, Jean ^a   Gékière, Jean Pierre ^a   Descat, Edouard ^a   Lakdja, Fabrice ^a  

^a INSTITUT BERGONIÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIST; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LUNG TUMOR; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RESUSCITATION; STROKE; CATHETER ABLATION;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67849121587     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181aad6d7     Document Type: Article

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