Air embolism during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2012.63.1.72
- Author:
Choo Hoon CHANG
1
;
Young Hee SHIN
;
Hyun Sung CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. tuderi02@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Air embolism;
Catheterization;
Off-pump coronary artery bypass;
Swan-Ganz
- MeSH:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Catheterization;
Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump;
Coronary Vessels;
Embolism, Air;
Transplants;
Veins
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2012;63(1):72-75
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
There have been several reports of gas embolism occurring during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (OPCAB) surgery. However, all these cases of air embolism were associated with the repair of venous circulation, using a CO2 blower. In this report, we describe a rare case of air embolism in the coronary arteries associated with the use of a CO2 blower during OPCAB. There was no injury to the veins during OPCAB. The air embolism was treated successfully with cardiopulmonary bypass.
