Suspected air embolism through the thoracic ventral internal vertebral venous plexus during hemilaminectomy in dogs

V Mortera-Balsa; H van Oostrom; C Yeamans; R Gutierrez-Quintana; J Penderis; N Granger

doi:10.1111/jsap.12665

Suspected air embolism through the thoracic ventral internal vertebral venous plexus during hemilaminectomy in dogs

V Mortera-Balsa, H van Oostrom, C Yeamans, R Gutierrez-Quintana, J Penderis, N Granger

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Abstract

Venous air embolism entering via the ventral internal vertebral venous plexus was suspected during thoracic spinal surgery in two dogs. In both cases, air was seen bubbling from a pool of blood on the floor of the vertebral canal accompanied by sudden cardiopulmonary disturbances: low end-tidal carbon dioxide pressure, tachycardia and reduction in oxygen in the blood. One dog became dyspnoeic and one died.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	355-358
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Small Animal Practice
Volume	58
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12665
Publication status	Published - Jun 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Animals
Brachiocephalic Veins
Carbon Dioxide
Dogs
Embolism, Air/diagnosis
Female
Intraoperative Complications/veterinary
Laminectomy/adverse effects
Male
Oxygen

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Suspected air embolism through the thoracic ventral internal vertebral venous plexus during hemilaminectomy in dogs

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