title: Air embolism following intra-uterine hypertonic saline instillation: treatment in a high-pressure chamber; a case report.
abstract: Air embolism was encountered in a patient following induced abortion by means of intra-amniotic hypertonic saline instillation. The only symptom present was isolated cortical blindness. The patient was treated in a high-pressure chamber and a nearly complete recovery was achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department Obstetrics and Gynecology B, Rambam Medical Center, Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weissman
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Peretz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Michaelson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paldi
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D007322:Instillation, Drug; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic