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Case Reports
. 2002 Jan;88(1):136-8.
doi: 10.1093/bja/88.1.136.

Paradoxical air embolism during hepatic resection

S Y Lee  1 , B I W Choi, J S Kim, K S Park
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Case Reports

Paradoxical air embolism during hepatic resection

S Y Lee et al. Br J Anaesth. 2002 Jan.
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Abstract

Systemic venous air embolism is a serious complication in patients with chronic liver disease having liver surgery. Intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting can permit air emboli to pass into the systemic circulation. We describe a case of paradoxical air embolism detected by transoesophageal echocardiography in a patient with cirrhosis who was having a hepatic resection.

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