"A FATAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING THE USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS AN IRRIGATION FLUID"

"A FATAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING THE USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS AN IRRIGATION FLUID"

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Hydrogen peroxide, an oxidizing agent used in surgery for its antiseptic properties, has been associated with life-threatening complications. We report a case of suspected gas embolism following irrigation of a tibial bone cyst with hydrogen peroxide in a five year-old boy under general anesthesia,...

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Main Authors: Z. Hussain-Khan1, A. A. Soleimani M. Farzan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2004-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Hydrogen peroxide
oxygen embolism
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2709

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