Gas embolism during hysteroscopy
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Gas embolism during hysteroscopy.
PURPOSE Gas embolism during hysteroscopy is rare but sometimes fatal. A fatal case of gas embolism during diagnostic hysteroscopy using carbon dioxide (CO2) is presented. CLINICAL FEATURES A 68 yr old woman was admitted for treatment of myoma and cancer of the uterus. Hysteroscopy using CO2 was performed without monitoring or anesthesia on the ward. At the end of the examination, just after t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0832-610X,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03013233