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A R T H R O S C O P Y
Arthroscopy pumps now offer the
heart attack or even death. OR staff
ability to regulate and control the flow
should always prime arthroscopy
of irrigation fluid for much greater
pumps before cases begin to eliminate
safety than the rudimentary pumps
any air trapped in the pumps or lines
the procedure employed at its origin.
in order to prevent this mechanical
One extremely rare fluid situation to
complication from occurring. And sur-
be aware of is the possibility of an air
geons who see a bubble in their high-
embolus, which is when a bubble gets
definition visualization of the site
into the joint along with the irrigation
should suction it out immediately.
fluid. Once inside the closed vasculature of the body, it can cause a stroke,
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