Cardiac arrest following hydrogen peroxide irrigation of a breast wound.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.07.012.
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Abstract
Hydrogen peroxide is commonly used for the decontamination of wounds. We report a case of a probable venous oxygen embolism resulting in cardiovascular collapse following irrigation of a necrotic breast wound with hydrogen peroxide. We discuss the differential diagnosis, mechanism of oxygen embolism and question the relative advantages versus disadvantages of using hydrogen peroxide for wound decontamination.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
- Embolism, Air
- Heart Arrest
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Surgical Wound Infection
- Therapeutic Irrigation