| Literature DB >> 17324577 |
Evgenij V Potapov1, Semih Buz, Roland Hetzer.
Abstract
CO(2) embolism is a known, though rare, complication of procedures using CO(2) insufflation. We report massive cardiac right atrial CO(2) embolism during minimally invasive harvesting of a varicose great saphenous vein. The patient's hemodynamics deteriorated significantly and needed to be stabilized by emergency institution of cardiopulmonary bypass. Causes of this rare but potentially lethal complication are discussed, as well as its prediction, diagnosis, and prevention.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17324577 DOI： 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.01.054
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg ISSN： 1010-7940 Impact factor: 4.191