Acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to carbon dioxide gas embolism after single-port robotic-assisted perineal radical prostatectomy: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Single-port robotic-assisted perineal radical prostatectomy (spRAPP) can provide oncologic outcomes similar to those with a traditional approach and is especially indicated for patients with prostate cancer who have a history of major abdominopelvic surgery. Few complications associated with this procedure have been reported.

Case description

A 64-year-old man underwent a spRAPP with a sudden decrease in the percutaneous oxygen saturation (SpO₂) and the end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO₂) partial pressure after accidental injury to the right prostatic venous plexus. And the diagnosis of carbon dioxide (CO₂) gas embolism was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). By reducing the pneumoperitoneal pressure, closing the veno

SUBMITTER: Zhu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641139 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature