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Successful resuscitation after suspected carbon dioxide embolism during laparoscopic ureteric reconstructive surgery

Carbon dioxide (CO2) embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication of laparoscopic surgery. We report a case of presumed CO2 embolism in a 35-year-old female during laparoscopic ureteric reconstructive surgery. After 2 h of operating time, a sudden decrease in end-tidal carbon dioxide and de...

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Autores principales: Vora, Kalpana S., Shah, Veena R., Parikh, Geeta P., Modi, Pranjal R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3777377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24082620
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.117081