title: Liquid nitrogen instillation can cause venous gas embolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dwyer
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Thorne
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Healey
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Bedford
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D003452:Cryosurgery; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D007530:Isoflurane; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D007530:Isoflurane; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen