Case Report Indian J Crit Care Med 2009

Fatal cerebral arterial gas embolism after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Rangappa P, Uhde B, Byard R, Wurm A, Thomas P — Indian J Crit Care Med, 2009

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported on a 50-year-old woman who developed a severe brain gas embolism after an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure.

What They Found

The patient experienced coma and weakness on one side of her body due to the gas embolism. Even with quick diagnosis and early hyperbaric oxygen therapy, she developed severe brain swelling and passed away within 24 hours.

Canadian Relevance

Arterial gas embolism is a condition recognised by Health Canada for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings from this study cannot be broadly applied to all patients with similar conditions.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Report
Category	Decompression Sickness
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	19881196
Year Published	2009
Journal	Indian J Crit Care Med

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