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April 1989
Fatal Air Embolism Following Anesthesia for Insertion of a Peritoneovenous Shunt
KEN P. AHMAT, F.F.A.R.A.C.S.;
KEN P. AHMAT, F.F.A.R.A.C.S.
*Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
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RICHARD H. RILEY, M.B., B.S.;
RICHARD H. RILEY, M.B., B.S.
†; Registrar, Department of Anaesthesia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
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CRAIG SIMS, M.B., B.S.;
CRAIG SIMS, M.B., B.S.
†; Registrar, Department of Anaesthesia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
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ANTHONY K. HOUSE, M.S., F.R.C.S.E., F.R.A.C.S.;
ANTHONY K. HOUSE, M.S., F.R.C.S.E., F.R.A.C.S.
‡Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.
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CLIVE T. COOKE, B.MED.SCI., F.R.C.P.A.
CLIVE T. COOKE, B.MED.SCI., F.R.C.P.A.
§Forensic Pathologist, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Australia.
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Anesthesiology April 1989, Vol. 70, 702–703.
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KEN P. AHMAT, RICHARD H. RILEY, CRAIG SIMS, ANTHONY K. HOUSE, CLIVE T. COOKE; Fatal Air Embolism Following Anesthesia for Insertion of a Peritoneovenous Shunt. Anesthesiology 1989; 70:702–703 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-198904000-00027
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