Transcription of Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Air Embolism
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REVIEW ARTICLED avid C. Warltier, , , EditorAnesthesiology 2007; 106:164 77 Copyright 2006, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, and Treatment of Vascular Air EmbolismMarek A. Mirski, , ,* Abhijit Vijay Lele, , Lunei Fitzsimmons, , Thomas J. K. Toung, This article has been selected for theAnesthesiologyCME Program. After reading the article, go to to take the test and apply for Cate-gory 1 credit. Complete instructions may be found in theCME section at the back of this air Embolism is a potentially life-threatening eventthat is now encountered routinely in the operating room andother patient care areas. The circumstances under which phy-sicians and nurses may encounter air Embolism are no longerlimited to neurosurgical procedures conducted in the sittingposition and occur in such diverse areas as the interventionalradiology suite or laparoscopic surgical center.
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