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In-flight arterial gas emboli from a ruptured bronchogenic cyst

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2015

Edward Mak*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
Ka Wai Cheung
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Frances Mondor
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Richmond Hospital, Richmond, BC
*
Richmond Hospital, 7000 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC V6X 1A2; Edward.Mak@vch.ca.

Abstract

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Type
Knowledge to Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2013

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