DELAYED PRESENTATION OF CEREBRAL ARTERIAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING PROVEN INTRAOPERATIVE VENOUS AIR-EMBOLISM

Authors
HARVEY WR LEE CJ KOCH SM BUTLER BD
Citation
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
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
08984921
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
26 - 29
Database
ISI
SICI code
0898-4921(1996)8:1<26:DPOCAG>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
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.