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Anesth Analg 2001;93:1135-1136
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Systemic Air Embolism During Wedge Resection of the Lung

Thomas M. Hemmerling, MD DEAA, Joachim Schmidt, MD, Christian Bosert, MD, and Peter Klein, MD*

Departments of Anesthesiology and *General Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Thomas M. Hemmerling, MD, DEAA, University of Montreal, CHUM, Hôtel-Dieu, Department of Anesthesiology, 3840 Rue Saint-Urbain, Montreal, Canada H2Y 1T8. Address e-mail to thomashemmerling{at}hotmail.com

IMPLICATIONS: We present a case of systemic arterial embolism during wedge resection of the lung. The importance of transesophageal echocardiographic monitoring is described.




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