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Suspected venous air embolism during urinary tract endoscopy in a standing horse
Author(s) -
Romagnoli N.,
Rinnovati R.,
Lukacs R. M.,
Spadari A.,
Dondi F.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12061
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , air embolism , insufflation , horse , general anaesthesia , embolism , ataxia , endoscopy , blood pressure , venous blood , surgery , complication , paleontology , psychiatry , biology
Summary During cystoscopy, performed with air insufflation in a standing A rgentinian gelding, the horse showed ataxia and fell to the ground with generalised muscular twitching and horizontal nystagmus, tachypnoea and tachyarrhythmia. General anaesthesia was induced. Arterial blood gas‐analysis before induction of anaesthesia revealed an increased pH , decreased partial pressure of carbon dioxide and decreased partial pressure of oxygen. Venous air embolism was suspected.