| Literature DB >> 11883374 |
S Y Lee1, B I W Choi, J S Kim, K S Park.
Abstract
Systemic venous air embolism is a serious complication in patients with chronic liver disease having liver surgery. Intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting can permit air emboli to pass into the systemic circulation. We describe a case of paradoxical air embolism detected by transoesophageal echocardiography in a patient with cirrhosis who was having a hepatic resection.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11883374 DOI: 10.1093/bja/88.1.136
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Anaesth ISSN: 0007-0912 Impact factor: 9.166