Anesth Analg 2003;96:683-685
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society
CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA
Carbon Dioxide Embolism Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiography During Endoscopic Vein Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Su-Man Lin, MD,
Wen-Kuei Chang, MD,
Cheng-Ming Tsao, MD,
Ching-Huei Ou, MD,
Kwok-Hon Chan, MD, and
Shen-Kou Tsai, MD
Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei-Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University and National Taiwan University, China
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Shen-kou Tsai, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei-Veterans General Hospital, National Taiwan University and Yang-Ming University, 210, Sec 2, Shih-pai Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 11217, China. Address e-mail to sktsai{at}vghtpe.gov.tw
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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