Diagnosis of bone cement implantation syndrome using point of care ultrasound examination

Diagnosis of bone cement implantation syndrome using point of care ultrasound examination

Once regarded as a rare complication, the potentially fatal bone cement implantation syndrome (BCIS) has been increasingly reported. BCIS can present as transient desaturation, hypotension, cardiac dysrhythmias, and cardiovascular collapse. Diagnosis of BCIS is often clinical and confirmed with comp...

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Main Authors: Walter Chunhong Huang, Pang Lee, Theodore Gar Ling Wong, Jerry Keng Tiong Tan, Nian Chih Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
clot
pulmonary artery
right atrium
saddle pulmonary embolism
transthoracic echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2021;volume=24;issue=3;spage=372;epage=374;aulast=Huang

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