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18616649

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-13
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of a 47-year-old female who suffered a cardiac arrest during sub-mucosal diathermy of the inferior turbinate using a Nd YAG laser. The possible causes of the cardiac arrest are discussed. Venous air embolism due to Nd YAG laser was thought to be the most likely cause in this case. Although venous air embolism has previously been reported during nasal sinus surgery and choanal atresia when using a Nd YAG laser, the occurrence of this complication during a relatively minor surgical procedure has not previously been reported. It is important, therefore, to raise the awareness of this life threatening complication during use of a Nd YAG laser regardless of the duration of surgery. We recommend the use of appropriate methods and techniques to avoid this life threatening complication during the use of Nd YAG laser even for relatively short procedures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1365-2044
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1006-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Venous air embolism during the use of a Nd YAG laser.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. mansooraqil@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports