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Air and Gas Embolism
Dr. Pieter Bothma | Clinical
Barotrauma from diving events, trauma, Iatrogenic events
| Topic / Title of the Talk | Air and Gas Embolism |
| Field of Medicine | Critical Care |
| Length of the Talk | 78 Mins |
| CPD Accreditation No. | MDB015/MPDP/070/1564 |
| Category of the Talk | Subject review or overview |
| CPD Type | Clinical |
| Languages (Translations) & Subtitles | Not Translated |
| Speaker | Dr. Pieter Bothma |
Talk Description
Trauma, Diving events, Critical Care, and all invasive medical procedures can cause air/ gas embolism. This can cause minor, major or catastrophic haemodynamic and neurological events. Spontaneous recovery may happen, but resuscitation, including CPR and urgent HBO may be life saving. The international quoted statistics is 2.5 cases per 100,000 hospital procedures. The UK Intensive care guideline is useful:
Intensive Care Society | Gas embolism (ics.ac.uk)
Intensive Care Society | Gas embolism (ics.ac.uk)
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