Air embolism during lumbar surgery in the prone position
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Published:2021-09-30
Issue:3
Volume:51
Page:303-305
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ISSN:2209-1491
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Container-title:Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal
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language:
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Short-container-title:Diving Hyperb Med
Author:
Bapteste Lionel, ,Kamar Zeinab,Mazaud Anthony,Balança Baptiste, , ,
Abstract
Only a few clinical cases of cerebral arterial gas embolism during spinal surgery are published. It seems important not to overlook this diagnosis in order to initiate rapid appropriate treatment. This was a suspected case of paradoxical gas embolism revealed postoperatively by neurological deficits and whose recovery was noted during hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Unfortunately, no complementary examination showed gas embolism and only the context, the clinical picture and the case evolution evoke this diagnosis. The diagnostic difficulty in the immediate postoperative period is highlighted.
Publisher
Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health