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Paradoxical Air Embolism Without Patent Foramen Ovale During Craniotomy in the Sitting Position

Craniotomy in the sitting position entails risk for venous air embolism (VAE). A 50-year-old male underwent pineal region mass resection through a sitting position craniotomy. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography confirmed the absence of intracardiac shunt. During craniotomy, VAE was note...

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Autores principales: Maragkos, Georgios A, Davanzo, Justin, Roberts, S M, Zacharia, Brad E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6550496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31192060
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4355