Detection of paradoxical carbon dioxide gas embolism with opening of patent foramen ovale by perioperative transesophageal echocardiography during laparoscopic hepatectomy - A case report -

Background Due to its various advantages, laparoscopic surgery is preferred over laparotomy in patients who require hepatic resection. Carbon dioxide embolism—which occurs approximately ten times more often in laparoscopic hepatectomy than in general laparoscopic surgery—presents with insignificant...

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Main Authors: Kwang-Seok Shim, Sang-Gon Lee, Haesoo Kim, Jeongyoon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2022-10-01
Series:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.anesth-pain-med.org/upload/pdf/apm-22170.pdf