Death during laparoscopy: can 1 gas push out another? Danger of argon electrocoagulation.
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech
; 18(4): 395-7, 2008 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-18716541
ABSTRACT
We report the death of a young man during a laparoscopic partial splenectomy performed with an argon plasma coagulator to remove a benign cyst. The report analyzes the very particular mechanism of a gas embolism, which caused death here. This analysis leads us to recommend a close attention on the use of argon coagulators during laparoscopy. The aim of this article is to draw surgeons' attention to the conclusions of a court-ordered expert assessment intended to elucidate the mechanisms responsible for the death of a 20-year-old man during a laparoscopic partial splenectomy performed with an argon plasma coagulator to remove a benign cyst.
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Assunto principal:
Argônio
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Esplenectomia
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Esplenopatias
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Laparoscopia
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Eletrocoagulação
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Embolia Aérea
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article