Commercial liquid bags as a potential source of venous air embolism in shoulder arthroscopy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2110-2114

  Austin, Luke ^a   Zmistowski, Benjamin ^a   Tucker, Bradford ^a   Hetrick, Robin ^a   Curry, Patrick ^a   Williams, Gerald ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

AIR; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CONTAINER; LIQUID BAG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; TUBE; VEIN EMBOLISM; ARTHROSCOPY; DRUG PACKAGING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SHOULDER;

AIR; ARTHROSCOPY; DRUG PACKAGING; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SHOULDER JOINT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 77956637563     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01513     Document Type: Article

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