Sudden death during hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Rare but it may occur

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-50

  Uzun, Günalp ^a   Kardesoglu, Ejder ^a   Uz, Ömer ^a   Mutluoglu, Mesut ^a   Sen, Hüseyin ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; APNEA; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LETTER; MALE; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGED; APNEA; DEATH, SUDDEN; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE;

EID: 77950902328     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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