Fatal air embolism following air cystometrogram

Summers, Jack L.; Ford, Manley L.; Keitzer, Walter A.; Wilkerson, James E.

doi:10.1016/0090-4295(74)90117-4

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“…transvesical and transurethral prostatectomy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde pyelography [3]. Air was used in the past for cystometry [8], but was abandoned in favour of CO 2 in response to a single report of air embolism [9]. Unlike air cystometry, the technique described here requires only partial filling of the bladder rather than high‐rate filling to capacity, and is probably inherently safer.…”

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Air insufflation as an adjunct to flexible cystoscopy

2002

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“…In 1968, Bradley et al (1) de scribed an air cystometer with continuous flow and continuous pressure record ing. Since then gas cystometry has gained in popularity although air has been replaced with C 0 2 as filling medium after the report of a case of fatal air embolism (8).…”

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A Comparative Study of Water Cystometry and CO<sub>2</sub> Cystometry

Nordling¹,

Hebjorn²,

Walter³

et al. 1978

Urol Int

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Comparison of the results obtained with medium-fill water cystometry and rapid-fill CO₂ cystometry were done in 102 consecutive patients. In 99 patients the cystometric diagnoses were identical. In 3 patients we found detrusor hyperreflexia with water but a normal cystometrogram with CO₂. We concluded that CO₂ cystometry gives as valid information as water cystometry. Volume at first desire to void, bladder capacity and bladder compliance is approximately 50% higher in water cystometry than in CO₂ cystometry in normal cystometries. In cases of detrusor hyperreflexia there were no important differences in bladder volume at first uninhibited detrusor contraction or in highest intra-vesical pressure during detrusor contraction.

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Cystometry: H₂O or CO₂ as filling medium? A literature survey of the influence of the filling medium on the qualitative and the quantitative cystometric parameters

Jørgensen

Lose

Andersen

1988

Neurourology and Urodynamics

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A literature survey is presented on the influence of the filling medium on qualitative and quantitative cystometric parameters. Only ten relevant reports comparing H 2 0 and CO2 cystometry were found. From the reports the following parameters were extracted: size and description of study population, randomisation of sequence of the cystometries (H20/ C02), patient position, filling rates, catheters used, and qualitative and quantitative cystometric parameters.The conclusions that can be drawn from the ten studies analysed are that the qualitative classification is independent of the used fdling medium (CO2 or H20). However, the quantitative parameters (first sensation and maximal cystometric capacity) decrease statistically significantly when C 0 2 is used as the infusion medium. However, we found it difficult to compare the studies, since investigative modalities known to influence the obtained cystometric data differed significantly from study to study.

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Fatal air embolism following air cystometrogram

Cited by 5 publications

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Air insufflation as an adjunct to flexible cystoscopy

Air insufflation as an adjunct to flexible cystoscopy

A Comparative Study of Water Cystometry and CO<sub>2</sub> Cystometry

Cystometry: H₂O or CO₂ as filling medium? A literature survey of the influence of the filling medium on the qualitative and the quantitative cystometric parameters

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Fatal air embolism following air cystometrogram

Cited by 5 publications

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Air insufflation as an adjunct to flexible cystoscopy

Air insufflation as an adjunct to flexible cystoscopy

A Comparative Study of Water Cystometry and CO<sub>2</sub> Cystometry

Cystometry: H2O or CO2 as filling medium? A literature survey of the influence of the filling medium on the qualitative and the quantitative cystometric parameters

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Cystometry: H₂O or CO₂ as filling medium? A literature survey of the influence of the filling medium on the qualitative and the quantitative cystometric parameters