Acute right ventricular failure and pulseless electrical activity arrest following auto-transfusion of blood.

ABSTRACT: Air embolism is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of interventional procedures. The occurrence of acute right ventricular dysfunction during intraoperative auto-transfusion of blood, presumably related to pulmonary embolism of agitated air microbubbles and microthrombi, is less commonly recognized. We report a case of auto-transfusion complicated by acute right ventricular failure and pulseless electrical activity arrest. Auto-transfusion of recovered blood is a practical solution to reduce need for post-procedure allogenic transfusions. Although such interventions are frequently performed without complications, they do have inherent risks that should be readily acknowledged. This case clearly describes a severe complication and sequelae of auto-transfusion. <Learning obj

SUBMITTER: Agboola KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6149568 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature