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- Title
Air embolism during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- Authors
Chang, Choo-Hoon; Young Hee Shin; Cho, Hyun-Sung
- Abstract
There have been several reports of gas embolism occurring during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (OPCAB) surgery. However, all these cases of air embolism were associated with the repair of venous circulation, using a CO2 blower. In this report, we describe a rare case of air embolism in the coronary arteries associated with the use of a CO2 blower during OPCAB. There was no injury to the veins during OPCAB. The air embolism was treated successfully with cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Subjects
GAS embolism; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY artery bypass; SWAN-Ganz catheters; CORONARY artery surgery; CARDIOPULMONARY bypass
- Publication
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012, Vol 63, Issue 1, p72
- ISSN
2005-6419
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4097/kjae.2012.63.1.72