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Clostridium septicum-induced gangrene in the right lower extremity complicating pneumatosis in the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and occlusion of right femoral artery: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Gas gangrene is usually manifested as myonecrosis and subcutaneous gas accumulation, but rarely manifested as arterial occlusion or pneumatosis in the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. Case presentation We report a case of gas gangrene
Hui-Dan Jing, Lei Li, Jun-Ying Tian, Dong-Po Jiang   +3 more
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THE CLINICAL CASE OF PORTAL VENOUS GAS FOLLOWED BY DEVELOPMENT OF ACUTE CEREBRAL CIRCULATION DISORDER

Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2018
Portal venous gas is a relatively rare case in clinical practice. Initially, the development of portal venous gas was associated with the life-threatening intra-abdominal disorder, which as a rule required emergency surgery.
K. N. Khrapov, I. V. Shlyk, A. A. Zakharenko, A. A. Trushin, M. A. Vasilyeva   +4 more
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Livedo Racemosa – The Pathophysiology of Decompression-Associated Cutis Marmorata and Right/Left Shunt

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
Decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism, collectively known as decompression illness (DCI), are serious medical conditions that can result from compressed gas diving. DCI can present with a wide range of physiologic and neurologic symptoms.
Frank Hartig, Norbert Reider, Martin Sojer, Alexander Hammer, Thomas Ploner, Claus-Martin Muth, Herbert Tilg, Andrea Köhler   +7 more
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Carbon dioxide embolism with severe hypotension as an initial symptom during laparoscopy: a case report

Journal of International Medical Research, 2021
Laparoscopy is widely used because it induces minimal postoperative pain and facilitates rapid recovery. However, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication of laparoscopic surgery.
Mingliang Bao, Wei Cai, Shengmei Zhu, Xianhui Kang   +3 more
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Gas Embolism Caused by Portal Vein Gas: Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2008
Introduction: We describe a case of pulmonary gas embolism caused by portal vein gas (PVG) observed using echocardiography. Echography revealed gas flowing through the hepatic vein, inferior vena cava, right atrium, and right ventricle, as well as ...
Chiaki Kamikado, Shinjiro Nagano, Kouji Takumi, Terutoshi Senokuchi, Masaaki Kubo, Shinji Mitsue, Toshitaka Fukumoto, Shouji Natugoe, Takashi Aikou   +8 more
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Decompression illness - critical review

Journal of Marine Medical Society, 2015
Decompression illness is caused by intravascular or extravascular bubbles that are formed as a result of reduction in environmental pressure (decompression).
C S Mohanty, D K Ghosh, C Kodange, Rohit Verma   +3 more
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The Pathophysiology of Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism

The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology, 2002
Bubbles are introduced to the arterial circulation in many patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures, and some of these distribute to the cerebral vessels. Larger bubbles may arrest in cerebral arterioles, causing ischemia and neuronal injury in the downstream territory.
Simon, Mitchell, Des, Gorman
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Massive air embolism during off-pump CABG: A case report

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2020
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB), although devoid of the morbidity associated with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), has its own technical difficulties.
Swapnil Verma, Upadhayula Srinivas, Priyanka Mittal, Anand Kumar Sathpathy   +3 more
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Massive air embolism as a complication of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A case report illustrating a stroke mimic, literature review, and suggested management

Clinical Case Reports, 2018
Key Clinical Message Cerebral air embolism should be considered in case of stroke symptoms during any invasive procedure. Transport to a hospital with neurosurgical/hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) facility could improve the outcome for the patient ...
Anders Kjellberg, Harriet Nyström, Martin Söderberg, Aldona Dlugosz, Henrik Jörnvall, Anna Steinberg   +5 more
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Retrograde Cerebral Air Embolism in a Patient with Intestinal Necrosis: A Case Report

Balkan Medical Journal, 2017
Background: Cerebral venous air embolism is a severe clinical condition related to an unfavourable outcome in patients with neurological impairment. Cerebral venous air embolism may occur secondarily to arterial or venous interventions.
Onur Taydaş, Mehmet Ruhi Onur, Erhan Akpınar   +2 more
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