Air embolism following intra-uterine hypertonic saline instillation: treatment in a high-pressure chamber; a case report.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
; 33(3): 271-4, 1989 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-2599257
ABSTRACT
PIP: Air embolism, diagnosed by clinical therapeutic trial in the Navy hyperbaric chamber, occurred in a woman having labor induced by hypertonic saline for intrauterine fetal death at 25 weeks' gestation. 20 hours after saline administration, and 2 hours after 2 mU/minute diluted oxytocin was started, she had a sudden cardiovascular collapse with cyanosis and dyspnea. She was resuscitated by ventilation by mask and iv fluids. When she regained consciousness she was cortically blind. During treatment by the Navy's protocol, 30 minutes of compression at 6 ATA alternating cycles of 100% oxygen and air after rapid decompression to 2.8 ATA for 5 hours 19 minutes, there was a dramatic improvement in vision. After treatment, she showed left hemianopsia with macular damage. A year later only slight loss of left visual field remained. Air embolism can only be differentiated from amniotic fluid embolism by demonstration of amniotic fluid or fetal components in the maternal central circulation, or a therapeutic trial in a hyperbaric chamber. It is safer to try the pressure chamber immediately.
Palabras clave
Abortion, Induced; Abortion, Saline Solution--complications; Biology; Demographic Factors; Diseases; Embolism; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Fetal Death; Mortality; Ophthalmological Effects; Physiology; Population; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy Complications; Treatment; Vascular Diseases
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Embolia y Trombosis Intracraneal
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Aborto Inducido
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Embolia Aérea
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
Año:
1989
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Israel