Documentation of resuscitation of an infant with pulseless electrical activity because of venous air embolism
Gennadiy Fuzaylov
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorBrian Woods
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam Driscoll
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorGennadiy Fuzaylov
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorBrian Woods
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam Driscoll
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this author
References
- 1 Muth C, Shank E. Gas embolism. N Engl J Med 2000; 342: 476–482.
- 2 Meyer PG et al. VAE in craniosynostosis surgery: what do we want to detect? Anesthesiology 2000; 93: 1157–1158.
- 3 Soriano SG. Pediatric neuroanesthesia. Anes Clin N Am 2002; 20: 389–404.
- 4 Orebaugh SL. Venous air embolism: clinical and experimental considerations. Crit Care Med 1992; 20: 1169–1177.
- 5 Leslie K. Venous air embolism and the sitting position. J Clin Neurosci 2006; 13: 419–422.
- 6 Brechner VL. Recent advances in monitoring pulmonary air embolism. Anesth Analg 1971; 50: 255–261.
- 7 Faberowski LW. Incidence of venous air embolism during Craniectomy for Craniosynostosis. Anesthesiology 2000; 92: 20–23.
- 8 Orliaguet GA et al. Is the sitting or the prone position best for surgery for posterior fossa tumours in children? Paediatric Anesth 2001; 11: 541–547.
- 9 Cucchiara RF. Air embolism in children undergoing suboccipital craniotomy. Anesthesiology 1982; 57: 338–339.
- 10 Geissler HJ, Allen SJ, Mehlhorn U et al. Effect of body repositioning after venous air embolism: an echocardiographic study. Anesthesiology 1997; 86: 710–717.
Citing Literature
