title: Carbon dioxide embolism during laser endometrial ablation.
abstract: A patient undergoing endometrial ablation with an Nd-YAG laser, a carbon-dioxide-cooled coaxial fibre and an exposed fibre tip suffered a carbon dioxide embolism resulting in cardiac arrest. A full recovery was made with no neurological deficit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weir
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide