Massive Cerebral Gas Embolism under Discectomy due to Hydrogen Peroxide Irrigation

Massive cerebral and spinal gas embolism occurs rarely as a complication of discectomy. We report a 54-year-old female who had undergone a discectomy (L3/4 and L4/5) under epidural anesthesia in a local hospital developed multiple massive gas embolisms. At closure, surgeons irrigated the incision wo...

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Main Authors: Junjie Zhang, Chengliang Zhang, Jianqin Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/497340
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