Fatal pulmonary oedema following laparoscopic chromopertubation.
The body of a 30-year-old woman was received for autopsy. The available medical case records mentioned that she had been married for the past 3 years and had had primary infertility. She had undergone a diagnostic-cum-operative laparoscopy under general anaesthesia in a private nursing home. On laparoscopy, the internal genital organs were normal except for a fimbrial cyst on each side. Chromopertubation was done using methylene blue dye along with diagnostic dilatation and curettage. The patient was extubated and shifted to the recovery room. About 15 minutes later she developed cyanosis and became unconscious. She died despite sustained efforts at resuscitation.
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
Misra
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Girdhar
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Rautji
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D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced*
D004396:Coloring Agents; D008751:Methylene Blue