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Systemic air embolism during percutaneous core needle biopsy of the lung: frequency and risk factors

BACKGROUND: Detection of risk factors for an air embolism in the left atrium, left ventricle, or systemic circulation (systemic air embolism, SAE) during a percutaneous core needle biopsy (PCNB) of the thorax. METHODS: In a retrospective observational study, all PCNBs of the thorax in 610 patients b...

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Autores principales: Freund, Martin C, Petersen, Johannes, Goder, Katharina C, Bunse, Tillmann, Wiedermann, Franz, Glodny, Bernhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3608336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22309812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-12-2