Successful treatment of massive arterial air embolism during open heart surgery.

Huber, S; Rigler, B; Mächler, H E; Metzler, H; Smolle-Jüttner, F M

Huber, S; Rigler, B; Mächler, H E; Metzler, H; Smolle-Jüttner, F M.

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Huber S; Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic of Surgery Graz, Karl-Franzens-University, Austria.

Ann Thorac Surg ; 69(3): 931-3, 2000 Mar.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10750789

RESUMEN

We report a case of a 5-year-old girl who suffered a massive arterial air embolism during surgical closure of an atrial septal defect. The risk of permanent neurologic deficits or even fatal outcome is significant (mortality rate, 31%). We successfully treated a proven arterial air embolism with intraoperative (retrograde cerebral perfusion) combined with postoperative procedures (deep barbiturate anesthesia and hyperbaric oxygenation). At discharge the girl had fully recovered from the initial neurologic defects.

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Embolia Aérea/terapia; Defectos del Tabique Interatrial/cirugía; Complicaciones Intraoperatorias/terapia; Preescolar; Embolia Aérea/etiología; Circulación Extracorporea/efectos adversos; Femenino; Humanos; Complicaciones Intraoperatorias/etiología; Inducción de Remisión

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Embolia Aérea / Defectos del Tabique Interatrial / Complicaciones Intraoperatorias Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies Límite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Ann Thorac Surg Año: 2000 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Austria Pais de publicación: Países Bajos

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