Wr. Harvey et al., DELAYED PRESENTATION OF CEREBRAL ARTERIAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING PROVEN INTRAOPERATIVE VENOUS AIR-EMBOLISM, Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology, 8(1), 1996, pp. 26-29
We describe the case of a 33-year-old woman who suffered a delayed-ons
et arterial gas embolism following a significant venous air embolism d
uring surgery to remove an acoustic neuroma. We report the management
of the problem and discuss the mechanisms by which this event might ha
ve occurred.