Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Oct 1991
Case Reports[Cerebral air embolism after percutaneous lung puncture].
Cerebral air embolism is a rare but serious complication to percutaneous transthoracic fine needle aspiration of the lung. A case is described after puncture of a tumour in the right lung with a 0.6 mm needle. The patient developed paralysis of the upper and lower extremities on his left side, probably due to an air embolism in the right middle cerebral artery. He was fully restituted after early hyperbaric treatment with oxygen.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Oct 1991
[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts at Ullevål hospital during January 1989-July 1990].
During the period January 1989 to July 1990, 68 in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitations were attempted in 65 patients at Ullevål Hospital. The total number of deaths during the same period was 2,166. 21 patients survived initially (32%). ⋯ Six patients were alive at follow-up 13-25 months after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. No differences in survival were found between males and females, or between patients under and over 70 years of age.