Undersea Hyperbar M
-
Undersea Hyperbar M · Jul 2011
Case ReportsHyperbaric oxygen treatment to eliminate a large venous air embolism: a case study.
Gas embolism, the entry of gas into vascular structures, can result in serious morbidity and death. It is an inadvertent clinical problem, but it also occurs in non-clinical environments. Gas embolisms result from procedures performed in almost all clinical specialties, thus making it a problem about which all clinicians should be aware. ⋯ For venous gas embolisms surgical removal is recommended, while for arterial embolisms, HBO2T is highly recommended. Here we report on a patient who inadvertently received a venous infusion of 150 ml air resulting in a major embolism, and who underwent HBO2T, recovered well, and suffered no adverse events. This result suggests that it is important to consider HBO2T as a recommended application for patients with venous embolisms.
-
Undersea Hyperbar M · Jul 2011
Editorial CommentHydroxycobalamin, hyperbaric oxygen and cyanide poisoning.