"A FATAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING THE USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS AN IRRIGATION FLUID"

"A FATAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING THE USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS AN IRRIGATION FLUID"

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Hydrogen peroxide, an oxidizing agent used in surgery for its antiseptic properties, has been associated with life-threatening complications. We report a case of suspected gas embolism following irrigation of a tibial bone cyst with hydrogen peroxide in a five year-old boy under general anesthesia,...

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Main Authors: Z. Hussain-Khan1, A. A. Soleimani M. Farzan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2004-06-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Hydrogen peroxide
oxygen embolism
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/374.pdf&manuscript_id=374
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spelling doaj-a0b4962e2e3547e29ada12c296aa93f22020-11-25T01:24:13ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60252004-06-01422151153"A FATAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING THE USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS AN IRRIGATION FLUID"Z. Hussain-Khan1A. A. Soleimani M. FarzanHydrogen peroxide, an oxidizing agent used in surgery for its antiseptic properties, has been associated with life-threatening complications. We report a case of suspected gas embolism following irrigation of a tibial bone cyst with hydrogen peroxide in a five year-old boy under general anesthesia, who died despite resuscitative measures and a long stay in the intensive care unit.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/374.pdf&manuscript_id=374Hydrogen peroxideoxygen embolism
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author Z. Hussain-Khan1
A. A. Soleimani M. Farzan
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A. A. Soleimani M. Farzan
"A FATAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING THE USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS AN IRRIGATION FLUID"
Acta Medica Iranica
Hydrogen peroxide
oxygen embolism
author_facet Z. Hussain-Khan1
A. A. Soleimani M. Farzan
author_sort Z. Hussain-Khan1
title "A FATAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING THE USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS AN IRRIGATION FLUID"
title_short "A FATAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING THE USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS AN IRRIGATION FLUID"
title_full "A FATAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING THE USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS AN IRRIGATION FLUID"
title_fullStr "A FATAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING THE USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS AN IRRIGATION FLUID"
title_full_unstemmed "A FATAL GAS EMBOLISM FOLLOWING THE USE OF INTRAOPERATIVE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS AN IRRIGATION FLUID"
title_sort "a fatal gas embolism following the use of intraoperative hydrogen peroxide as an irrigation fluid"
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Acta Medica Iranica
issn 0044-6025
publishDate 2004-06-01
description Hydrogen peroxide, an oxidizing agent used in surgery for its antiseptic properties, has been associated with life-threatening complications. We report a case of suspected gas embolism following irrigation of a tibial bone cyst with hydrogen peroxide in a five year-old boy under general anesthesia, who died despite resuscitative measures and a long stay in the intensive care unit.
topic Hydrogen peroxide
oxygen embolism
url http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/374.pdf&manuscript_id=374
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