Intravascular gas in multiple organs detected by postmortem computed tomography: Effect of prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation on organ damage in patients with cardiopulmonary arrest

Japanese Journal of Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-151

  Zenda, Takahiro ^a   Takayama, Teruhiko ^a   Miyamoto, Masaji ^a   Yamaguchi, Shizuko ^b   Endo, Tamao ^b   Inaba, Hideo ^b  

^a Tsurugi Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autopsy imaging; Gas in cadaver; Hepatic portal venous gas; Postmortem computed tomography; Prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DROWNING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DROWNING; EMBOLISM, AIR; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PULMONARY EDEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79952466716     PISSN: 18671071     EISSN: 1867108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-010-0511-4     Document Type: Article

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