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Arterial Gas Embolism

Medication (Drugs)

First Line
Oxygen:

  • Concentration as high as possible
  • Immediate transport to a suitable hyperbaric chamber for recompression

Second Line
  • Aspirin
  • Adjunctive therapy with glucocorticoids, lidocaine, heparin, or indomethacin: Efficacy unclear

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