Early hyperbaric oxygen therapy for cerebral air embolism during atrial fibrillation ablation

ULUS T., Babayigit E., ÇAMLI E., AYKAÇ Ö., Kocabas Z., ÖZDEMİR A. Ö., ...Daha Fazla

PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, cilt.42, sa.1, ss.104-106, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/pace.13475
  • Dergi Adı: PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.104-106
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ablation, atrial fibrillation, GAS EMBOLISM
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cerebral air embolism is a potentially life-threatening complication of left-sided ablation procedures. We present a 51-year-old woman with cerebral air embolism during atrial fibrillation cryoballoon ablation. Taking a deep breath while removing the dilatator was the most likely mechanism in our case. The patient was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy at early stage and was discharged without any neurological sequelae.