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Fatal air embolism during anesthesia for laparoscopy in a dog
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|March 1, 1987
Abstract:
A 13-year-old dog went into cardiopulmonary arrest after insufflation of the abdominal cavity with nitrogen for laparoscopy. Resuscitation was unsuccessful. Necropsy findings included a punctured spleen and confirmed the development of air embolism.

