When insufflation goes awry: massive gas embolism during laparoscopic surgery

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  • who: Liam Kennedy BSc from the Liam Kennedy, BSc, and Raffael Pereira Cezar Zamper, MD, PhD, London, Ontario, Canada have published the article: When Insufflation Goes Awry: Massive Gas Embolism During Laparoscopic Surgery, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: Although exceedingly rare in comparison to more commonly encountered hemodynamic alterations such as hypotension and bradycardia, CO2 embolism remains a significant complication of pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery.
  • future: Given that the patient was now stable and the source of their cardiovascular collapse had been correctly elucidated the authors recommended that the surgical team convert to . . .

     

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