Cerebral Gas Embolism from Bronchoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation: A Case Report
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Cerebral gas embolism from bronchoscopic argon plasma coagulation: a case report.
Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is a common and safe bronchoscopic technique used in the management of obstructing lesions and hemorrhage in the central airways. Complications of bronchoscopic APC are uncommon and include hemorrhage, perforation and fire in the airways. While bronchoscopic APC has been reported to cause systemic gas embolization and associated cardiovascular collapse, we report ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiration
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1423-0356,0025-7931
DOI: 10.1159/000328939