TY - JOUR
T1 - Arterial air embolism after penetrating lung injury
AU - Halpern, P.
AU - Greenstein, A.
AU - Melamed, Y.
AU - Taitelman, U.
AU - Sznajder, I.
AU - Zveibil, F.
PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - We present a case of cerebral air embolism after a gunshot wound to the lung, combined with mechanical ventilation. Hyperbaric and pharmacologic therapy resulted in complete recovery. The discussion focuses on hyperbaric therapy as the mainstay of treatment, the importance of prophylactic measures, and prompt diagnosis.
AB - We present a case of cerebral air embolism after a gunshot wound to the lung, combined with mechanical ventilation. Hyperbaric and pharmacologic therapy resulted in complete recovery. The discussion focuses on hyperbaric therapy as the mainstay of treatment, the importance of prophylactic measures, and prompt diagnosis.
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U2 - 10.1097/00003246-198305000-00018
DO - 10.1097/00003246-198305000-00018
M3 - Article
C2 - 6839793
AN - SCOPUS:0020965295
VL - 11
SP - 392
EP - 393
JO - Free Radical Biology and Medicine
JF - Free Radical Biology and Medicine
SN - 0891-5849
IS - 5
ER -