Near-fatal systemic oxygen embolism due to wound irrigation with hydrogen peroxide.
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Shock and coma developed suddenly in a 54-year-old male undergoing irrigation of an infected and fistulous herniorrhaphy wound with 3% hydrogen peroxide (H202). Marked ST elevation was seen in almost all electrocardiogram (ECG) leads. Within one hour the patient recovered completely, and the ECG returned to normal. The mechanism of this occurrence was most likely widespread embolization of oxygen microbubbles released from absorbed H202. The danger of hydrogen peroxide irrigation in closed spaces is emphasized.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 58 681 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982