Incidence of venous gas embolism during robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is lower than that during radical retropubic prostatectomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 777-781

  Hong, J Y ^a   Kim, J Y ^a   Choi, Y D ^b   Rha, K H ^b   Yoon, S J ^c   Kil, H K ^a  

^a Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cardiorespiratory; embolism; prostate cancer; retropubic prostatectomy; robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy; transoesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; GAS EMBOLISM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENOUS GAS EMBOLISM;

EID: 78649468639     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq247     Document Type: Article

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