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HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY: A KEY ROLE IN THE TREATMENT OF CEREBRAL GAS EMBOLISM

Authors :
Ana Margarida Fernandes
Tatiana Fonseca
Ana Isabel Paixão
Paula Castelões
Source :
Galicia Clínica, Vol 81, Iss 3, Pp 96-996 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Sociedade Galega de Medicina Interna, 2020.

Abstract

Stroke is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The etiologies are varied. Gas embolism is a known complication of invasive procedures, which may complicate with cerebral embolization and ischemia. Benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy are recognized in cerebral gas embolism when started in the first hours after the event, which are fundamental for the vital prognosis.

Subjects

Subjects :
embolia cerebral de gas
oxigenoterapia hiperbárica
accidente vascular cerebral
foramen oval permeable
Medicine
Internal medicine
RC31-1245

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Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Galician, Portuguese
ISSN :
03044866 and 19893922
Volume :
81
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Galicia Clínica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8618b8e4f27d4558a44f8ded5b1aa072
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.22546/57/1935
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