HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE - AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF ARTERIAL AND VENOUS GAS EMBOLISM

Authors
NEFF SPW ZULUETA L MILLER R
Citation
Spw. Neff et al., HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE - AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF ARTERIAL AND VENOUS GAS EMBOLISM, Anaesthesia, 51(7), 1996, pp. 683-684
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Anaesthesia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00032409
Volume
51
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
683 - 684
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-2409(1996)51:7<683:H-AUCO>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A patient undergoing minor orthopaedic surgery suffered from unexpecte d arterial and venous gas embolism caused by hydrogen peroxide. We des cribe our management of the case and emphasise the need for continued vigilance during the use of hydrogen peroxide.