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Case Reports
. 1989 Sep;36(5):586-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF03005390.

Carbon dioxide embolism treated with hyperbaric oxygen

B J McGrath  1 , J E Zimmerman, J F Williams, J Parmet
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Carbon dioxide embolism treated with hyperbaric oxygen

B J McGrath et al. Can J Anaesth. 1989 Sep.

Abstract

We report a case of suspected carbon dioxide embolism occurring during laparoscopy. Among the sequelae was neurological dysfunction felt to be secondary to paradoxical embolization. The patient was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen should be considered when confronted with a clinically important gas embolism.

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