• Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jul 1998

    Case Reports

    Systemic air embolism as a possible cause of cardiac arrest during endoscopic treatment of pulmonary haemangioma using a diode laser.

    • F Jacobsen, K Gullaksen, and L V Johansen.
    • Department of Anaesthesia, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
    • Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 1998 Jul 1; 42 (6): 742-4.

    AbstractAir embolism is a known but rare complication to endoscopic laser surgery. A case of nearly lethal air emboli as a complication to endoscopic laser surgery using a diode laser in the lungs is described. The case illustrates that even after prolonged resuscitation a successful outcome can be obtained.

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