Successful resuscitation after carbon dioxide embolism during laparoscopy.
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech
; 22(3): e164-7, 2012 Jun.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22678344
ABSTRACT
Venous air embolism (VAE) is a rare life-threatening complication that can occur during laparoscopy. A 50-year-old previously healthy woman underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy and liver cyst fenestration. Immediately after the surgeon had left the operating room, the patient became hypotensive and developed cardiac arrest. Resuscitation was initiated and a precordial ultrasound examination suspected VAE in the right cardiac chambers. The patient was positioned in Durant's position and air was aspirated through a central venous line. The patient was resuscitated and stabilized, and was transferred to another hospital, where she received hyperbaric oxygen treatment. The patient was discharged 14 days after surgery without any sequelae. It is important that the general surgeon suspects VAE during laparoscopy whenever the patient develops sudden and unexplained severe hypotension or cardiac arrest during or immediately after laparoscopy.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dióxido de Carbono
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Reanimación Cardiopulmonar
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Colecistectomía Laparoscópica
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Embolia Aérea
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Cardiopatías
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech
Asunto de la revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Dinamarca