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Air embolism during caesarean section
The Medical Journal of Australia
|June 28, 1980
Air embolism is an uncommon cause of cardiovascular collapse in obstetric surgery. A case is presented in which air was introduced through the open venous sinuses of a partially separated placenta during a delivery by caesarean section. The mechanism of death, methods of monitoring for air embolus, and treatment of embolism are discussed.
Air embolism is an uncommon cause of cardiovascular collapse in obstetric surgery. A case is presented in which air was introduced through the open venous sinuses of a partially separated placenta during a delivery by caesarean section. The mechanism of death, methods of monitoring for air embolus, and treatment of embolism are discussed.