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ArticleCureus2025

Fatal Complications During Photodynamic Bone Stabilization: A Case Report.

George Mina, Taizoon Q Dhoon, Ramin Rahimian, Shermeen Vakharia, Govind Rajan

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

George MinaAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
Taizoon Q DhoonAnaesthesiology, University of California, Irvine, Health, Orange, USA.
Ramin RahimianAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Health, Orange, USA.
Shermeen VakhariaAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Health, Orange, USA.
Govind RajanAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, Orange, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photodynamic bone stabilization (PBSS) is a minimally invasive technique used in patients with metastatic bone disease who are poor traditional surgery candidates. Although the procedure has a high success rate, we present a fatal case of cardiopulmonary collapse following balloon insufflation during PBSS. The patient had advanced malignancy and preexisting cardiopulmonary conditions and ultimately experienced pulseless electrical activity and hypoxemia. We propose that the likely etiology is embolic debris from medullary reaming. This case highlights the need for perioperative risk stratification, vigilant intraoperative monitoring, and heightened awareness of fatal embolic complications in high-risk patients undergoing PBSS.

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balloon insufflationcardiac arrestcardiopulmonary collapsedebris embolismextra-corporeal membrane oxygenationfat embolismphotodynamic bone stabilizationphotodynamic implantpulmonary embolismvenous-arterial extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation

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PMCPMC12381398

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