Cerebral air embolism following removal of central venous catheter

Military Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 878-881

  Brockmeyer, Joel ^a   Simon, Todd ^a   Seery, Jason ^a   Johnson, Eric ^a   Armstrong, Peter ^a  

^a EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN THERAPY; STROKE;

BRAIN EDEMA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; STROKE;

EID: 77949360288     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-00-0409     Document Type: Article

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