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Case Reports
. 2018 Jun 13;2018(6):rjy119.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjy119. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a neonate after air embolism during insufflation for laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter placement

Laura DiChiacchio  1 , Clint D Cappiello  2 , Jose Greenspon  2
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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a neonate after air embolism during insufflation for laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter placement

Laura DiChiacchio et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Laparoscopy is increasingly utilized in neonatal surgery with safe and effective outcomes. Air embolism from insufflation for pneumoperitoneum is a rare but known risk of laparoscopy. Here we present a rare case of air embolism during insufflation for laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter placement treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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