Venous gas embolism folowing hydrogen peroxide irrigation during debridement of chronic osteomyelitis lesion

• Main Authors: Awang, Mohd Shukrimi, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Mohd Amin, Azril, Mohamed, Abdul Hadi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Associations 2006
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/13686/1/Venous_Gas_Embolism_Following_Hydrogen_Peroxide_Irrigaation.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/13686/

We report a case of a previous healthy 53 year old man who developed an intra-operative catastrophic event occuring in association with the use of hydrogen peroxide for wound irrigation following surgical debridement of a chronic osteomyelitis lesion of the humerus. it is our intention to highlight...