Intraoperative oxygen embolus and tension pneumocephalus: Is hydrogen peroxide the culprit?
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) irrigation is commonly utilised in neurosurgical and non-neurosurgical procedures for its bactericidal and haemostatic effects. Tension pneumocephalus and venous air embolism are potentially disastrous neurological complications mostly seen after intracranial surgery in sitt...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jnaccjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2348-0548;year=2017;volume=4;issue=2;spage=114;epage=116;aulast=Dsouza |