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18661691

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-29
pubmed:abstractText
We report the case of a paradoxical air embolism during a scheduled cesarean section for fetal macrosomia (7.010 kg) in a 38-year-old woman with a history of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Spinal anesthesia was satisfactory and well tolerated. After approximately 30 minutes (coinciding with uterine exteriorization), the patient presented a sudden episode of dyspnea, confusion, hypotension, and ST segment depression. The episode lasted approximately 10 minutes and resolved spontaneously with no sequelae. Neurological status and the electrocardiogram were normal at the end of surgery and no postoperative lesions were observed. In the immediate postoperative period, the patient presented a massive hemorrhage due to uterine atony. Echocardiography revealed a patent foramen ovale. The clinical signs in this patient are highly suggestive of a paradoxical cerebral and coronary air embolism.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0034-9356
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
308-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
[Air embolism during elective cesarean section, and uterine atony due to fetal macrosomia].
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Maternal La Paz, Madrid.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports