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Cerebral Venous Air Embolism due to a Hidden Skull Fracture Secondary to Head Trauma

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2015
Cerebral venous air embolism is sometimes caused by head trauma. One of the paths of air entry is considered a skull fracture. We report a case of cerebral venous air embolism following head trauma.
Ai Hosaka, Tetsuto Yamaguchi, Fumiko Yamamoto, Yasuro Shibagaki   +3 more
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Status epilepticus due to cerebral air embolism after the Valsalva maneuver [PDF]

Journal of Neurocritical Care, 2019
Background Cerebral air embolism is uncommon but potentially causes catastrophic events such as cardiac damage or even death. However, due to a low overall incidence, it may go undiagnosed.
Hyun Ji Lyou, Hye Jeong Lee, Grace Yoojin Lee, Won-Joo Kim   +3 more
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Low Consciousness in a Patient with Venous Air Embolism Introduced via Peripheral Vascular Cannulation

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Venous air embolism is rarely seen, can be fatal and is associated mostly with large central venous catheters and mechanical ventilation. Some cases due to peripheral intravenous access have also been reported. Case Description: We present
Faris Tariq, Fazila Ijaz Gondal, Gautam Bagchi   +2 more
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Pneumatic Method to Measure Plant Xylem Embolism

Bio-Protocol, 2018
Embolism, the formation of air bubbles in the plant water transport system, has a major impact on plant water relations. Embolism formation in the water transport system of plants disrupts plant water transport capacity, impairing plant functioning and ...
Paulo Bittencourt, Luciano Pereira, Rafael Oliveira   +2 more
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Fatal venous air embolism in the setting of hemodialysis and pulmonary hypertension: A point of care ultrasound diagnosis

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2023
Air emboli are rare and often difficult to diagnose. Transesophageal echocardiography remains the most definitive method of diagnosis, but this is not feasible in emergencies.We present a case of fatal air embolism in the setting of hemodialysis with ...
Hamza Alzghoul, Phoebe Jin, Cyrus Vahdatpour, Bashar N. Alzghoul   +3 more
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Critical Care Ultrasonography and Its Application for COVID-19 [PDF]

, 2020
Ultrasound has developed as an invaluable tool in diagnosis and proper management in the intensive care unit (ICU). Application of critical care ultrasonography is quite distinct from the routine comprehensive diagnostic ultrasound exam, because the ...
Chong, MD, Weelic, Hai, MD, Yang, Liu, MD, Ji-Bin, Liu, MD, Xi, Ma, MD, Bin   +4 more
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Epidemiology, prehospital care and outcomes of patients arriving by ambulance with dyspnoea: An observational study [PDF]

, 2016
Background: This study aimed to determine epidemiology and outcome for patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with shortness of breath who were transported by ambulance.
Archer, Peter, Asha, Stephen Edward, Bryant, Michael, Chalkley, Dane, Chan, Barry, Cheri, Thomas, Chor, Melvin S Y, Cowell, David Lord, Craig, Simon, De Villecourt, Tracey, Duffy, Martin, Eley, Rob, Furyk, Jeremy, Goh, Shaun E., Graham, Colin A., Grummisch, Michelle, Haythorne, Helen, Holdgate, Anna, Jain, Nitin, Jones, Peter, Keijzers, Gerben, Kelly, Anne Maree, Kinnear, Frances, Klim, Sharon, Knott, Jonathan, Kuan, Win Sen, Laribi, Said, Lawoko, Charles, Lee, Francis Chun Yue, Lee, Kendall, Lee, Wee Yee, Leung, Ling Pong, Lozzi, Lydia, MacDonald, Stephen, Mahlangu, Mlungisi, Man, Chan Ka, Martin, Shane, McNulty, Richard, Meek, Robert, Morel, Douglas Gordon, Nguyen, Mai, Orda, Ulrich, Rahman, Nik Hisamuddin, Ritchie, Peter, Rosengarten, Pamela, Rosengren, David, Russell, Kerrie, Ryan, Alison, Saiboon, Ismail Mohd, Scott, Michael, Smith, Richard D B, Thom, Ogilvie, Thone, Jae, Watkins, Gina, Watson, Michael, Wilson, Kathryn, Wong, Chi Pang, Wong, Tai Wai   +57 more
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Left ventricle and systemic air embolism after percutaneous lung biopsy

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017
Background: Systemic arterial air embolism following a percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy is a rare but known complication, with current literature reporting an incidence of 0.01–0.45%.
Juan M. Galvis, David R. Nunley, Teoh Zheyi, Lu Anne V. Dinglasan   +3 more
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Potentially fatal complications of systemic air embolism after computed tomography‐guided transthoracic needle biopsy in lung cancer harboring epithelial growth factor receptor mutation: A case report

Thoracic Cancer, 2020
Air embolism is a rare, fatal complication of computed tomography (CT)‐guided transthoracic needle biopsy (TTNB) of the lung. Here, we report a patient who developed an air embolism after CT‐guided TTNB, which led to ST‐elevation myocardial infarction ...
Hyung‐Joo Oh, Won Gi Jeong, Yongwhan Lim, Sang‐Joon Koh, Sung Min Lee, Min‐Seok Kim, Bo‐Gun Koh, Tae‐Ok Kim, Yoo‐Duk Choi, In‐Jae Oh, Young‐Chul Kim, Cheol‐Kyu Park   +11 more
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Simple handling of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2016
We report a case of venous air embolism during abdominal myomectomy. Although true incidence of venous air embolism is not known, in literature most of reported cases are belongs to sitting position craniotomies.
Betül Basaran, Ahmet Basaran, Betül Kozanhan, Sadık Özmen, Mustafa Basaran   +4 more
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