Corson S L, Brooks P G, Soderstrom R M
Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Fertil Steril. 1996 Mar;65(3):529-33. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58148-5.
To alert gynecologic surgeons to the risk of room air embolism during endoscopy.
Case reports.
Medico-legal consultations.
Five women having endoscopic procedures.
Endoscopy followed by emergency resuscitative measures.
Morbidity and mortality.
The risk of room air embolism may be lessened by attention to the operative technique and by monitoring the end tidal carbon dioxide levels.