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AIR EMBOLISM DURING CAESAREAN SECTION
Author(s) -
Davies David E.,
Digwood Kenneth I.,
Hilton John N.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb135206.x
Subject(s) - caesarean section , air embolism , embolism , medicine , embolus , surgery , pregnancy , complication , genetics , biology
Air embolism is an uncommon cause of cardiovascular collapse in obstetric surgery. A case is presented in which air was introduced through the open venous sinuses of a partially separated placenta during a delivery by caesarean section. The mechanism of death, methods of monitoring for air embolus, and treatment of embolism are discussed.