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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

Venous Air Embolism Leading to Cardiac Arrest in an Infant with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

open access: yesCase Reports in Anesthesiology, 2012
Gas emboli, including venous and arterial, are a rare but important complication of pediatric cardiac surgery. They have the potential to have devastating consequences and require prompt recognition and treatment.
Scott C. Watkins   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paradoxical and Retrograde Air Embolism from Pressurized Peripheral Bolus

open access: yesCase Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2021
Introduction. Cerebral air embolism is a rare, yet serious neurological occurrence with unclear incidence and prevalence. Here, we present a case of fatal cerebral arterial and venous cerebral gas embolism in a patient with infective endocarditis and ...
Joshua Santucci   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cerebral Venous Air Embolism: A Rare Phenomenon

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2019
Cerebral venous air embolism (CVAE) is an extremely rare phenomenon. Most reports of cerebral air embolism focus on the arterial territory, and consequently CVAE has remained poorly understood, especially regarding its pathophysiology and treatment.
Antonio Costa Carneiro   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Iatrogenic air embolism: pathoanatomy, thromboinflammation, endotheliopathy, and therapies

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2023
Iatrogenic vascular air embolism is a relatively infrequent event but is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. These emboli can arise in many clinical settings such as neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, and liver transplantation, but more ...
Phillip L. Marsh   +53 more
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An abrupt decrease in arterial blood pressure may predict a high level carbon dioxide embolism in retroperitoneoscopic surgery: case report and a literature review

open access: yesBMC Urology, 2023
Background Carbon dioxide (CO2) embolism is the primary suspect in most cases of intraoperative “cardiovascular” collapse. However, there are few reports about CO2 embolism in retroperitoneal laparoscopy.
Jianwei Wang, Zhengqing Bao, Libo Man
doaj   +1 more source

Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome in a postoperative patient: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background We report a case of platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome observed in a complex clinical situation associating a bilateral pleural effusion, lobar pulmonary embolism, and a partial anomalous pulmonary venous return.
João Pinto Pereira   +3 more
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S2k guideline for diving accidents

open access: yesGMS German Medical Science, 2023
For the purposes of this guideline, a diving accident is defined as an event that is either potentially life-threatening or hazardous to health as a result of a reduction in ambient pressure while diving or in other hyperbaric atmospheres with and ...
Jüttner, Björn   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Levosimendan, milrinone, and dobutamine in experimental acute pulmonary embolism

open access: yesPulmonary Circulation, 2021
Acute pulmonary embolism is a frequent condition in emergency medicine and potentially fatal. Cause of death is right ventricular failure due to increased right ventricular afterload from both pulmonary vascular obstruction and vasoconstriction ...
Mads D. Lyhne   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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