Air embolism during pulsed saline irrigation of an open pelvic fracture: case report
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F C Brunicardi1, T M Scalea, M O Bernstein
1Trauma Services, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11203.
The Journal of Trauma
|May 1, 1989
Abstract:
Air embolism is a rare but potentially lethal complication of surgical procedures. We report an air embolus that occurred during pulsed saline lavage of a perineal laceration in a patient with an open pelvic fracture. Treatment consisted of aspiration of air from central venous lines and the patient recovered without sequelae.