The incidence and haemodynamic significance of gas emboli during operative hysteroscopy: a prospective echocardiographic study.

Aims: Operative hysteroscopy is associated with complications including the development of gas embolism. The aim of this study was to utilize continuous echocardiographic imaging during operative hysteroscopy to assess the extent and the haemodynamic effects of gas embolism in these patients.

Methods And Results: Women undergoing operative hysteroscopy under general anaesthesia without a history of cardiac disease were eligible.