Unexpectedly detected air bubbles in left ventricle during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a case report
Air bubbles entered the left ventricle through a specific route. The use of an excessive flow rate of CO<sub>2</sub> blower should be avoided during anastomosis. This case and other similar incidents encourage maintaining vigilant monitoring for air bubbles using transoesophageal echocardiography, even during OPCAB.
Authors
- Man-Shik Shim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3151-4464)
- S.J. Park
- Yani Sim
- Boohwi Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2468-9271)
Institutions
- Chungnam National University Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-024-03150-7
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00