Carbon dioxide embolism diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography during endoscopic vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting |
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| Authors: | Lin Su-Man Chang Wen-Kuei Tsao Cheng-Ming Ou Ching-Huei Chan Kwok-Hon Tsai Shen-Kou |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei-Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University and National Taiwan University, China. |
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| Abstract: | IMPLICATIONS: We describe a case of massive carbon dioxide embolism with an abrupt decrease in arterial blood pressure and continuous mixed venous oxygen saturation during endoscopic vein harvesting that was immediately diagnosed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography. |
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