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SUBMITTER: Strauss E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4906192 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Strauss Erik E Taylor Bradley B Mazzeffi Michael M Tanaka Kenichi K Odonkor Patrick P
Case reports in anesthesiology 20160531
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 al., 2010). Although uncommon, the potential for CO2 entrainment through an open vein or through absorption by vascular structures exists and should be recognized (Lin et al., 2003). We report a case o ...[more]