Gas embolism during hysteroscopic surgery using bipolar or monopolar diathermia: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 271.e1-271.e6

  Dyrbye, Birgitte A ^a   Overdijk, Lucilla E ^b   Van Kesteren, Paul J ^b   De Haan, Peter ^b   Riezebos, Robert K ^b   Bakkum, Erica A ^b   Rademaker, Bart M ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

diathermia; gas embolism; hysteroscopy; transcervical resection of myoma or endometrium; transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MYOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84866918500     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.07.027     Document Type: Article

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