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14633569

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of fatal gas embolism during transurethral incision of the bladder neck under spinal anesthesia in a 76-yr-old man. We confirmed the diagnosis of venous gas embolism by aspiration of frothy blood through the double-lumen central venous catheter and by observation on the transesophageal echocardiogram of a massive gas embolism in the right atrium and right ventricle with obstruction of right ventricle outflow. This report is presented in an attempt to remind anesthesiologists of this unusual but potentially fatal complication that may occur during common transurethral surgery. IMPLICATIONS: We report a patient undergoing transurethral incision of the bladder neck who developed a fatal gas embolism. This report is presented in an attempt to remind anesthesiologists of this unusual but potentially fatal complication that may occur during common transurethral surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1833-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Fatal gas embolism during transurethral incision of the bladder neck under spinal anesthesia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports