%0 Journal Article
%T Oxygen Embolism During Surgical Lavage of Chronic Osteomyelitis of Femur with Hydrogen Peroxide
%A Rem Kumar Rai
%A Amit Joshi
%A Bishnu Babu Thapa
%A Sushil Rana Magar
%A Dev Narayan Sah
%J Nepal Orthopaedic Association Journal
%P 41-43
%D 2013
%R 10.3126/noaj.v3i2.9528
%X Hydrogen peroxide, an over the counter irrigation solution used in infected and dirty wounds, has been reported mainly in the anesthesia literature to have life threatening complications. We report a case of near fatal gas embolism during an orthopedic procedure of irrigating the wound of a 30 year old female with chronic osteomyelitis of the femur using hydrogen peroxide solution.
%K hydrogen peroxide
%K oxygen embolism
%K osteomyelitis
%U http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NOAJ/article/view/9528