Venous Air Embolism during Surgery, Especially Cesarean Delivery
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Venous Air Embolism during Surgery, Especially Cesarean Delivery
Venous air embolism (VAE) is the entrapment of air or medical gases into the venous system causing symptoms and signs of pulmonary vessel obstruction. The incidence of VAE during cesarean delivery ranges from 10 to 97% depending on surgical position or diagnostic tools, with a potential for life-threatening events. We reviewed extensive literatures regarding VAE in detail and herein described V...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1011-8934
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.5.753