Abstract
This is a report of a 39-year-old parturient who had a haemodynamically compromising venous air embolism during a repeat Caesarean section under lumbar epidural anaesthesia. The embolism occurred immediately after surgical incision during surgery in the superficial subcutaneous tissues. The diagnosis was made using intraoperative precordial ultrasonic Doppler monitoring which allowed early and successful treatment.
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On rapporte l’histoire de cas d’une parturiente de 39 ans ayant eu une embolie gazeuse veineuse ayant des répercussions hémodynamiques lors d’une césarienne sous anesthésie épidurale lombaire. L’embolie est survenue immédiatement après l’incision chirurgicale. Le diagnostic fut fait lors de l’opération par une sonde précordiale à ultrason qui a permis un traitement qui s’est couronné de succès.
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Fong, J., Gadalla, F. & Gimbel, A.A. Precordial doppler diagnosis of haemodynamically compromising air embolism during caesarean section. Can J Anaesth 37, 262–264 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03005482
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