| Literature DB >> 12651642 |
André Martineau1, Geneviève Arcand, Pierre Couture, Denis Babin, Louis P Perreault, André Denault.
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IMPLICATIONS: We describe a patient scheduled for coronary artery bypass who developed carbon dioxide (CO2) embolism with acute pulmonary hypertension during endoscopic saphenectomy. Transesophageal echocardiography was useful in the diagnosis of CO2 embolism and to assess response to inhaled epoprostenol.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12651642 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000048827.03602.3f
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anesth Analg ISSN: 0003-2999 Impact factor: 5.108