Treatment of air embolism with hyperbaric oxygen.

Ireland, A. C.; Pounder, D; Colin‐Jones, D G; Harrison, Jadealice

doi:10.1136/bmj.291.6488.106

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“…In 4-5 % of patients severe pneumothorax required positioning of a chest tube; exceptionally, patients may develop tension pneumothorax [2,4,5,[9][10][11].…”

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Systemic arterial air embolism and tension pneumothorax: two complications of transthoracic percutaneous thin-needle biopsy in the same patient

et al. 1997

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Systemic arterial air embolism and tension pneumothorax are two rare and severe complications of transthoracic fine-needle biopsy. We report on a patient who developed both complications during the same procedure and recovered successfully after resuscitation and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Favourable outcome of systemic air arterial embolism has been reported infrequently in the literature. In our case tension pneumothorax may have influenced favourably the course of the illness due to collapse of distal airways and the reduction of the venous return to the heart from the affected side.

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“…In 4-5 % of patients severe pneumothorax required positioning of a chest tube; exceptionally, patients may develop tension pneumothorax [2,4,5,[9][10][11].…”

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Systemic arterial air embolism and tension pneumothorax: two complications of transthoracic percutaneous thin-needle biopsy in the same patient

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“…Immediate treatment includes 100% oxygen supply placing the patient with the head down [12). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-established treatment to reduce bubble size, restore circulation, facilitate nitrogen resorption and oxygenate hypoxic tissue to maintain viability.…”

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Cerebral air embolism after transthoracic aspiration with a 0.6 mm (23 gauge) needle

Omenaas¹,

Moerkve²,

Thomassen³

et al. 1989

Eur Respir J

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A 54 yr old man experienced weakness in his legs, ataxia and subsequent urinary retention after a percutaneous fine-needle aspiration of a tumor in the right lower lobe. Clinical neurological examination and electroencephalography revealed signs of a brain stem lesion, probably due to an air embolism to the basilar artery. The symptoms and signs gradually disappeared prior to, as well as after, hyperbaric oxygen treatment. We believe this to be the first case of air embolism after transthoracic puncture with a 23 gauge needle to be reported in medical literature.

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“…Current therapy for VAE includes 100% oxygen ventilation and cessation of nitrous oxide (where applicable) to reduce bubble size as well as withdrawal of air from central veins, the right atrium, and pulmonary arteries (4,5,(10)(11)(12)(13). In cases of massive VAE that are not responsive to these measures alone, additional maneuvers, such as the left lateral recumbent (LLR) position, either horizontal or head down, external cardiac massage, and recompression therapy, with or without hyperbaric oxygen, may be necessary (4,5,(10)(11)(12)(14)(15)(16). The recommendation of the LLR position, known as "Durant's maneuver," is based primarily on animal studies performed by Durant et al (14) beginning in 1947.…”

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Body Position Does Not Affect the Hemodynamic Response to Venous Air Embolism in Dogs

Mehlhorn¹,

BURKE²,

Butler³

et al. 1995

Survey of Anesthesiology

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Treatment of air embolism with hyperbaric oxygen.

Cited by 9 publications

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Systemic arterial air embolism and tension pneumothorax: two complications of transthoracic percutaneous thin-needle biopsy in the same patient

Systemic arterial air embolism and tension pneumothorax: two complications of transthoracic percutaneous thin-needle biopsy in the same patient

Cerebral air embolism after transthoracic aspiration with a 0.6 mm (23 gauge) needle

Body Position Does Not Affect the Hemodynamic Response to Venous Air Embolism in Dogs

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