The Auscultation of a Carbon Dioxide Embolization Event during Endoscopic Vein Harvest

Endoscopic vein harvest in preparation for coronary artery bypass surgery has become a preferred method of procuring saphenous vein. Several case reports have documented carbon dioxide (CO2) embolization with this procedure as well as CO2 embolization during other laparoscopic surgeries (Markar et a...

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Main Authors: Erik Strauss, Bradley Taylor, Michael Mazzeffi, Kenichi Tanaka, Patrick Odonkor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6947679