{
    "abstract": "During a period of 1 month, 3 episodes of probable or actual venous air embolism occurred during hysteroscopic surgery. All patients developed the same symptoms of ventilatory and hemodynamic decompensation, beginning with a reduction in end-tidal carbon dioxide, arterial desaturation, and cyanosis on the upper trunk, and rapidly progressed to hypotension and 2 cardiac arrests. While entrainment of some air is common during hysteroscopy, life-threatening embolism is a rare but serious complication for which an anesthetist needs to be vigilant and prepared. If even a small drop in end-tidal carbon dioxide occurs, venous air embolism should be suspected and the operation should be discontinued.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "From the Departments of *Anesthesia and Intensive Care, \u2020Gynecology and Obstetrics, and \u2021Cardiology, Nordland Hospital, Bod\u00f8, Norway; and \u00a7Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Troms\u00f8, Nord University, Bod\u00f8, and University of Oslo, Norway.",
            "firstname": "Benjamin S",
            "initials": "BS",
            "lastname": "Storm"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": null,
            "firstname": "Stine",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Andreasen"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": null,
            "firstname": "Anders",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Hovland"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": null,
            "firstname": "Erik W",
            "initials": "EW",
            "lastname": "Nielsen"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": null,
    "doi": "10.1213/XAA.0000000000000549",
    "journal": "A & A case reports",
    "keywords": [],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2017-05-17",
    "pubmed_id": "28509779",
    "results": null,
    "title": "Gas Embolism During Hysteroscopic Surgery?: Three Cases and a Literature Review.",
    "xml": "<Element 'PubmedArticle' at 0x788503452ed0>"
}