Yeung Enoch, Adeboye Adeolu, Granet Paul, Casos Steven
Surgery, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania, USA
Surgery, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania, USA.
BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jan 28;14(1):e240428. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240428.
A 62-year-old man presented as a trauma alert after a farm tractor accident. He was managed according to ATLS protocol. During initial trauma resuscitation, he developed an iatrogenic air embolus. The patient was treated conservatively by positioning him head down and tilted to the left (Durant's manoeuvre). Repeat CT scan performed 4 hours later showed resolution of the air embolus. He had no sequelae.
一名62岁男性在农用拖拉机事故后作为创伤警报患者被送来。他按照高级创伤生命支持(ATLS)方案进行处理。在初始创伤复苏过程中,他发生了医源性空气栓塞。通过将患者头朝下并向左倾斜(Durant手法)进行保守治疗。4小时后进行的重复CT扫描显示空气栓塞已消散。他没有留下后遗症。