Unexpected cardiovascular collapse from massive air embolism during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-388

  Goins, K M ^a   May, J M ^a   Hucklenbruch, C ^a,b   Littlewood, K E ^a   Groves, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LIDOCAINE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM;

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANOXIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SHOCK;

EID: 76349120383     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02144.x     Document Type: Article

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