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Retrograde cerebral perfusion and delayed hyperbaric oxygen for massive air embolism during cardiac surgery
T Sloane Guy1, Matthew P Kelly, Brian Cason
1Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA. sloaneguy@gmail.com
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
|December 10, 2008
Abstract:
We report a case of massive air embolism from a ventricular vent line during cardiac surgery successfully treated with emergent retrograde cerebral perfusion and delayed hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The etiologies of this rare but potentially devastating complication are discussed along with prevention and treatment options.
