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"Air embolism during fontan operation".
Ann Card Anaesth ; 2014 Jul; 17(3): 229-231
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-153676
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In patients with a right to left intracardiac shunt, air embolism results in an obligatory systemic embolization. Nonembolization of entrained air is described in a child with a single ventricle physiology who had earlier undergone bidirectional Glenn shunt construction and Damus–Kaye–Stansel anastomosis. The air entrainment was detected by intra-operative transesophageal echocardiography. The combined effect of a “diving bell” phenomenon and mild aortic valve regurgitation are suggested as the reasons for the confi nement of air into the ventricle preventing catastrophic systemic embolization.
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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Humans / Male / Child / Monitoring, Intraoperative / Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Fontan Procedure / Embolism, Air / Sternotomy Language: English Journal: Ann Card Anaesth Year: 2014 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Humans / Male / Child / Monitoring, Intraoperative / Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Fontan Procedure / Embolism, Air / Sternotomy Language: English Journal: Ann Card Anaesth Year: 2014 Type: Article