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

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. We present a case of gas embolism occurring in the immediate postoperative period in a...

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Autores principales: Watkins, Scott C., McCarver, Lewis, VanBebber, Alicia, Bichell, David P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/208430

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/208430

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