Fatal air embolism in an adolescent with Duchenne muscular dystrophy during Harrington instrumentation

Anesth Analg. 1989 Jul;69(1):132-4.

Authors

S A Lang¹, P G Duncan, P R Dupuis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia, University of Saskatchewan, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Canada.

PMID: 2742178

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Embolism, Air / etiology*
Embolism, Air / mortality
Equipment Failure
Humans
Intraoperative Complications
Male
Muscular Dystrophies / complications*
Scoliosis / complications
Scoliosis / surgery
Spinal Fusion / adverse effects*