Simple handling of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy
We report a case of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy. Although true incidence of venous air embolism is not known, in literature most of reported cases are belongs to sitting position craniotomies. Many of those are subclinical, and diagnostic methods have varying degrees of sensitivi...
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| author | Betül Basaran Ahmet Basaran Betül Kozanhan Sadık Özmen Mustafa Basaran |
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| description | We report a case of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy. Although true incidence of venous air embolism is not known, in literature most of reported cases are belongs to sitting position craniotomies. Many of those are subclinical, and diagnostic methods have varying degrees of sensitivity and specificity. At time of suspicion, prevention of any subsequent air emboli is the cornerstone of treatment. Resumo: Relatamos um caso de embolia gasosa durante miomectomia abdominal. Embora a incidência exata de embolia gasosa não seja conhecida, a maioria dos casos relatados na literatura se refere à posição sentada em craniotomias. Muitos casos são subclínicos e os métodos diagnósticos têm diferentes graus de sensibilidade e especificidade. No momento da suspeita, a prevenção de qualquer êmbolo de ar subsequente é a chave fundamental do tratamento. Keywords: Venous air embolism, Myomectomy, Anesthesia, Palavras-chave: Embolia aérea, Miomectomia, Anestesia |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a54b0685038447aea739593c97dd49092022-12-22T03:33:40ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Anesthesiology0104-00142016-09-01665549550Simple handling of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomyBetül Basaran0Ahmet Basaran1Betül Kozanhan2Sadık Özmen3Mustafa Basaran4Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey; Corresponding author.Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Konya, TurkeyWe report a case of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy. Although true incidence of venous air embolism is not known, in literature most of reported cases are belongs to sitting position craniotomies. Many of those are subclinical, and diagnostic methods have varying degrees of sensitivity and specificity. At time of suspicion, prevention of any subsequent air emboli is the cornerstone of treatment. Resumo: Relatamos um caso de embolia gasosa durante miomectomia abdominal. Embora a incidência exata de embolia gasosa não seja conhecida, a maioria dos casos relatados na literatura se refere à posição sentada em craniotomias. Muitos casos são subclínicos e os métodos diagnósticos têm diferentes graus de sensibilidade e especificidade. No momento da suspeita, a prevenção de qualquer êmbolo de ar subsequente é a chave fundamental do tratamento. Keywords: Venous air embolism, Myomectomy, Anesthesia, Palavras-chave: Embolia aérea, Miomectomia, Anestesiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001414000931 |
| spellingShingle | Betül Basaran Ahmet Basaran Betül Kozanhan Sadık Özmen Mustafa Basaran Simple handling of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology |
| title | Simple handling of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy |
| title_full | Simple handling of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy |
| title_fullStr | Simple handling of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simple handling of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy |
| title_short | Simple handling of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy |
| title_sort | simple handling of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001414000931 |
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