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Livedo Racemosa – The Pathophysiology of Decompression-Associated Cutis Marmorata and Right/Left Shunt

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +7 more
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THE CLINICAL CASE OF PORTAL VENOUS GAS FOLLOWED BY DEVELOPMENT OF ACUTE CEREBRAL CIRCULATION DISORDER

open access: yesВестник 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   +4 more
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Gas Embolism Caused by Portal Vein Gas: Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesCase 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   +8 more
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Fatal cerebral arterial gas embolism after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

open access: greenIndian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2009
We report the case of a 50-year-old woman undergoing elective endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, who developed coma and hemiparesis secondary to severe cerebral artery gas embolism. Despite prompt diagnosis and early hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO(2)) she developed severe cerebral edema and died within 24 h.
Pradeep Rangappa   +4 more
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Nitric Oxide in Experimental Pulmonary Embolism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important modulator of the pulmonary circulation both at basal state and in pulmonary hypertension. Low levels of NO are detectable in exhaled gas which is believed to mirror pulmonary NO formation and elimination.
Nilsson, Kristofer F
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Decompression illness - critical review

open access: yesJournal 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Massive air embolism during off-pump CABG: A case report

open access: yesAnnals 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   +3 more
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Portal Venous Gas Following Ingestion of Hydrogen Peroxide Successfully Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The primary toxicity of hydrogen peroxide results from its interaction with catalase, which liberates water and oxygen. We report the case of a 14-year-old Japanese girl with portal venous gas that was caused by oxygen liberated from intentionally ...
Hagioka, Shingo   +10 more
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Retrograde Cerebral Air Embolism in a Patient with Intestinal Necrosis: A Case Report

open access: yesBalkan 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cardiac arrest associated with carbon dioxide gas embolism during laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer and liver metastasis -A case report- [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012
Clinically apparent carbon dioxide (CO2) gas embolism is uncommon, but it may be a potentially lethal complication if it occurs. We describe a 40-year-old woman who suffered a CO2 gas embolism with cardiac arrest during laparoscopic surgery for ...
Il-Seok Kim, Jae-Woo Jung, Keun-Man Shin
doaj   +1 more source

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