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Suspected cerebrovascular air embolism during endoscopic esophageal varices ligation under sedation with fatal outcome: A case report

BACKGROUND: Air embolism is a very rare, yet serious and potentially fatal complication of digestive endoscopic treatment. Air embolism is the result of air directly entering the arteries or veins. However, to recognize neurological dysfunction under sedation can be difficult. Therefore, it is extre...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Cuo-Mao-Ji, Wang, Xiao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8727279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35071541
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i1.371