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LAX-PEREZ, R; FERRERO-MANZANAL, F; MARIN-PENA, O  e  MURCIA-ASENSIO, A. Gas embolism after the use of the CarboJet^® lavage system during hip hemiarthroplasty: Clinical case and literature review. Acta ortop. mex [online]. 2014, vol.28, n.1, pp.45-48. ISSN 2306-4102.

Case report of an 89 year-old patient who had cardiorespiratory arrest during cemented hip hemiarthroplasty and required cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This complication occurred immediately after using the carbon dioxide-based lavage system known as CarboJet^® and was attributed to gas embolism once other entities were ruled out. The possible factors that may contribute to this surgical complication are discussed.

Palavras-chave : fat embolism; hip arthoplasty; heart arrest; intraoperative complications.