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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Mar 2009
Case ReportsRetrograde cerebral perfusion and delayed hyperbaric oxygen for massive air embolism during cardiac surgery.
- T Sloane Guy, Matthew P Kelly, Brian Cason, and Elaine Tseng.
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA. sloaneguy@gmail.com
- Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Mar 1;8(3):382-3.
AbstractWe report a case of massive air embolism from a ventricular vent line during cardiac surgery successfully treated with emergent retrograde cerebral perfusion and delayed hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The etiologies of this rare but potentially devastating complication are discussed along with prevention and treatment options.
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