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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
ISCHAEMIC STROKE, PREVENTABLE WITH TISSUE ADHESIVE
Pieter Bothma1,2, Goncalo Campos2, Ananda Shakya2
1Hyperbaric Medicine, James Paget University Hospital, Gorleston, UK.
Abstract:
Many cases of gas embolism-related stroke are preventable by following guidelines.Sealing the tract where central venous catheters have been removed with tissue glue prevents air entrainment into the vascular system.Early hyperbaric treatment is essential, and the location of the nearest hyperbaric unit should be known whenever invasive procedures are undertaken.
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