Myocardial and cerebral infarction due to massive air embolism following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Endoscopy

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Van Boxel, G I ^a   Hommers, C E ^a   Dash, I ^a   Goodman, A J ^a   Green, J ^a   Orme, R M ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUMAZENIL; NALOXONE; TROPONIN;

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RESUSCITATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLANGITIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77749343633     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243826     Document Type: Article

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