Carbon dioxide embolism during pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic surgery: A case report

AANA Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 371-373

  Smith, Heather J ^a,b  

^a Northern Regional Hospital   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal insufflation; Carbon dioxide embolism; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FENTANYL; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CURETTAGE; EMBOLISM; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VITAL SIGN;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 82155166196     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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