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CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Left-Sided Cardiac Gas Embolism Produced by Hydrogen Peroxide: Intraoperative Diagnosis Using Transesophageal Echocardiography

Anesthesiology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

Address correspondence and reprint requests to José Alfonso Sastre Rincón, MBBS, Servicio de Anestesiología, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182, 37007, Salamanca, Spain. Address e-mail to med026221{at}nacom.es

IMPLICATIONS: We present a case of an adult who suffered a left-sided gas embolism after surgical lavage of the thoracic cavity with hydrogen peroxide. An intraoperative diagnosis was made using transesophageal echocardiography.

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