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 embolism air in vagina




From: mattf@cac.washington.edu (Matthew Freedman)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Embolism
Date: 10 Jan 1994 21:19:27 GMT

From MEDLINE...

Author: Hill-B-F. Jones-J-S.
Author Affil.: Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Butterworth Hospital, 

                Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand
                Rapids.
Title:          Venous air embolism following orogenital sex during
                pregnancy.
Source:         Am-J-Emerg-Med.  1993 Mar.  11(2).  P 155-7.
Language:       eng.
Pub. Type:      journal-article.
Abstract:       Venous air embolism is an infrequent complication of
                pregnancy but may occur if air is blown into the vagina
                during orogenital sex.  Air passes beneath the fetal
                membranes and into the circulation of the subplacental
                sinuses, invariably causing death to both mother and fetus
                within minutes.  Reported is the case of a nonfatal air
                embolism following vaginal air insufflation in the 38th week
                of pregnancy.  The hospital course was complicated by
                hypotension, metabolic acidosis, acute neurologic changes,
                and emergency caesarean section with eventual fetal demise.
                Clinical and laboratory abnormalities as well as treatment
                measures are discussed.  Familiarity with this syndrome is
                essential if prompt and appropriate therapy is to be
                rendered.
MeSH Terms
  Major:        EMBOLISM-AIR: et.  PREGNANCY-COMPLICATIONS-CARDIOVASCULAR:
                et.  SEX-BEHAVIOR.
  Minor:        ACUTE-DISEASE.  ADULT.  CASE-REPORT.  EMBOLISM-AIR: di.
                EMERGENCIES.  FEMALE.  HUMAN.  PREGNANCY.
                PREGNANCY-COMPLICATIONS-CARDIOVASCULAR: di.
                PREGNANCY-TRIMESTER-THIRD.
Journal Set:    M.
ISSN:           0735-6757
Issue Month:    9307
Year:           1993



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