"Air embolism during fontan operation".
Ann Card Anaesth
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2014 Jul; 17(3): 229-231
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ABSTRACT
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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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Monitorização Intraoperatória
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Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana
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Técnica de Fontan
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Embolia Aérea
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Esternotomia
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Inglês
Revista:
Ann Card Anaesth
Ano de publicação:
2014
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