Uncommon Occurrence of an Air Embolism during the Preanhepatic Phase of an Orthotopic Liver Transplant

Vascular air embolism (VAE) during liver transplantation usually occurs during the dissection phase of the procedure or during liver reperfusion. If this phenomenon occurs, it can cause significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurological complications. Prompt identification of VAE is essential,...

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Main Authors:	Klint J. Smart, Saman Yaghoubian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6628961

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spelling	doaj-0325c3ce2db043b39c249c7fb4bdc74e2021-08-23T01:33:21ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63902021-01-01202110.1155/2021/6628961Uncommon Occurrence of an Air Embolism during the Preanhepatic Phase of an Orthotopic Liver TransplantKlint J. Smart0Saman Yaghoubian1Department of AnesthesiologyDepartment of AnesthesiologyVascular air embolism (VAE) during liver transplantation usually occurs during the dissection phase of the procedure or during liver reperfusion. If this phenomenon occurs, it can cause significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurological complications. Prompt identification of VAE is essential, and the surgeon should be immediately notified. The mainstay treatment is identification and rectification of the source of the air embolus, hemodynamic support, and prevention of further air entrainment. This case report describes the occurrence of a pulmonary air embolism during the preanhepatic phase of an orthotopic liver transplant.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6628961
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spellingShingle	Klint J. Smart Saman Yaghoubian Uncommon Occurrence of an Air Embolism during the Preanhepatic Phase of an Orthotopic Liver Transplant Case Reports in Anesthesiology
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title	Uncommon Occurrence of an Air Embolism during the Preanhepatic Phase of an Orthotopic Liver Transplant
title_short	Uncommon Occurrence of an Air Embolism during the Preanhepatic Phase of an Orthotopic Liver Transplant
title_full	Uncommon Occurrence of an Air Embolism during the Preanhepatic Phase of an Orthotopic Liver Transplant
title_fullStr	Uncommon Occurrence of an Air Embolism during the Preanhepatic Phase of an Orthotopic Liver Transplant
title_full_unstemmed	Uncommon Occurrence of an Air Embolism during the Preanhepatic Phase of an Orthotopic Liver Transplant
title_sort	uncommon occurrence of an air embolism during the preanhepatic phase of an orthotopic liver transplant
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Case Reports in Anesthesiology
issn	2090-6390
publishDate	2021-01-01
description	Vascular air embolism (VAE) during liver transplantation usually occurs during the dissection phase of the procedure or during liver reperfusion. If this phenomenon occurs, it can cause significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurological complications. Prompt identification of VAE is essential, and the surgeon should be immediately notified. The mainstay treatment is identification and rectification of the source of the air embolus, hemodynamic support, and prevention of further air entrainment. This case report describes the occurrence of a pulmonary air embolism during the preanhepatic phase of an orthotopic liver transplant.
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Uncommon Occurrence of an Air Embolism during the Preanhepatic Phase of an Orthotopic Liver Transplant

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