MANAGEMENT OF CRISES DURING ANESTHESIA AND SURGERY. PART XII: EMBOLISM

Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF CRISES DURING ANESTHESIA AND SURGERY. PART XII: EMBOLISM Salam N Asfar@ & Jasim M Salman# @MB, ChB, MSc, Professor of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Basrah. #MB,ChB, DA, FICMS, Lecturer & Consultant Anesthesiologist, College of Medicine, University of Basrah, IRAQ. EMBOLISM E mbolism can occur unexpectedly and unpredictably during anesthesia, causing a diagnostic and management dilemma for the anesthesiologist. Types of embolus: Embolism may result from: intravascular gas such as; air, carbon dioxide, oxygen or nitrogen. It can also occur due to thrombus, amniotic fluid, fat, bone marrow, aggregated blood components, and a multiplicity of foreign bodies such as cannula fragments.

Keywords

• crises during anesthesia