Left-sided cardiac gas embolism produced by hydrogen peroxide: intraoperative diagnosis using transesophageal echocardiography.
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.
Sastre
J A
JA
Anesthesiology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain. med026221@nacom.es
Prieto
M A
MA
Garzón
J C
JC
Muriel
C
C
D000368:Aged; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide