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Air embolism secondary to endoscopy in hospitalized patients: results from the National Inpatient Sample (1998-2013)

BACKGROUND: Air embolism is a rare, but potentially catastrophic complication of endoscopic procedures. We herein evaluated the overall incidence of air embolism after endoscopy. We also measured mortality outcomes after air embolism. METHODS: Patients who underwent endoscopy as an index procedure d...

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Autores principales: Olaiya, Babatunde, Adler, Douglas G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6686097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31474794
http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2019.0401