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Paradoxical and Retrograde Air Embolism from Pressurized Peripheral Bolus

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2021
Introduction. Cerebral air embolism is a rare, yet serious neurological occurrence with unclear incidence and prevalence. Here, we present a case of fatal cerebral arterial and venous cerebral gas embolism in a patient with infective endocarditis and ...
Joshua Santucci, Naresh Mullaguri, Anusha Battineni, Raviteja R. Guddeti, Christopher R. Newey   +4 more
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Venous Air Embolism Leading to Cardiac Arrest in an Infant with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

Case Reports in Anesthesiology, 2012
Gas emboli, including venous and arterial, are a rare but important complication of pediatric cardiac surgery. They have the potential to have devastating consequences and require prompt recognition and treatment.
Scott C. Watkins, Lewis McCarver, Alicia VanBebber, David P. Bichell   +3 more
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Risk marker associations with venous thrombotic events: a cross-sectional analysis. [PDF]

, 2014
ObjectiveTo examine the interrelations among, and risk marker associations for, superficial and deep venous events-superficial venous thrombosis (SVT), deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).DesignCross-sectional analysis.SettingSan ...
Chan, Virginia T, Criqui, Michael H, Denenberg, Julie O, Golomb, Beatrice A, Koperski, Sabrina   +4 more
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation simulation-based training: methods, drawbacks and a novel solution [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Patients under the error-prone and complication-burdened extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are looked after by a highly trained, multidisciplinary team.
Abbes Amira, Abdullah Alsalemi, Alsalemi A, Brindley PG, Fayçal Bensaali, Guillaume Alinier, Lansdowne W, Lazzeri C, Mohammed Al Disi, Morris RW, Yahya Alhomsi   +10 more
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Iatrogenic air embolism: pathoanatomy, thromboinflammation, endotheliopathy, and therapies

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Iatrogenic vascular air embolism is a relatively infrequent event but is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. These emboli can arise in many clinical settings such as neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, and liver transplantation, but more ...
Phillip L. Marsh, Ernest E. Moore, Hunter B. Moore, Connor M. Bunch, Michael Aboukhaled, Shaun M. Condon, Shaun M. Condon, Mahmoud D. Al-Fadhl, Samuel J. Thomas, John R. Larson, Charles W. Bower, Craig B. Miller, Michelle L. Pearson, Christopher L. Twilling, David W. Reser, George S. Kim, George S. Kim, Brittany M. Troyer, Brittany M. Troyer, Doyle Yeager, Scott G. Thomas, Daniel P. Srikureja, Shivani S. Patel, Shivani S. Patel, Sofía L. Añón, Anthony V. Thomas, Joseph B. Miller, David E. Van Ryn, David E. Van Ryn, David E. Van Ryn, Saagar V. Pamulapati, Devin Zimmerman, Byars Wells, Peter L. Martin, Christopher W. Seder, John G. Aversa, Ryan B. Greene, Robert J. March, Hau C. Kwaan, Daniel H. Fulkerson, Daniel H. Fulkerson, Stefani A. Vande Lune, Tom E. Mollnes, Tom E. Mollnes, Tom E. Mollnes, Erik W. Nielsen, Erik W. Nielsen, Erik W. Nielsen, Erik W. Nielsen, Benjamin S. Storm, Benjamin S. Storm, Benjamin S. Storm, Mark M. Walsh, Mark M. Walsh   +53 more
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Cerebral Venous Air Embolism: A Rare Phenomenon

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2019
Cerebral venous air embolism (CVAE) is an extremely rare phenomenon. Most reports of cerebral air embolism focus on the arterial territory, and consequently CVAE has remained poorly understood, especially regarding its pathophysiology and treatment.
Antonio Costa Carneiro, Priscila Diaz, Mariana Vieira, Isa Silva, Marta Custodio, Madalena Silva, Magda Faria   +6 more
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An abrupt decrease in arterial blood pressure may predict a high level carbon dioxide embolism in retroperitoneoscopic surgery: case report and a literature review

BMC Urology, 2023
Background Carbon dioxide (CO2) embolism is the primary suspect in most cases of intraoperative “cardiovascular” collapse. However, there are few reports about CO2 embolism in retroperitoneal laparoscopy.
Jianwei Wang, Zhengqing Bao, Libo Man
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Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome in a postoperative patient: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background We report a case of platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome observed in a complex clinical situation associating a bilateral pleural effusion, lobar pulmonary embolism, and a partial anomalous pulmonary venous return.
João Pinto Pereira, Benoit Ghaye, Pierre-François Laterre, Philippe Hantson   +3 more
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S2k guideline for diving accidents

GMS German Medical Science, 2023
For the purposes of this guideline, a diving accident is defined as an event that is either potentially life-threatening or hazardous to health as a result of a reduction in ambient pressure while diving or in other hyperbaric atmospheres with and ...
Jüttner, Björn, Wölfel, Christian, Camponovo, Claudio, Schöppenthau, Holger, Meyne, Johannes, Wohlrab, Carmen, Werr, Henning, Klein, Till, Schmeißer, Giso, Theiß, Karsten, Wolf, Philipp, Müller, Oliver, Janisch, Thorsten, Naser, Johannes, Blödt, Susanne, Muche-Borowski, Cathleen   +15 more
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Levosimendan, milrinone, and dobutamine in experimental acute pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary Circulation, 2021
Acute pulmonary embolism is a frequent condition in emergency medicine and potentially fatal. Cause of death is right ventricular failure due to increased right ventricular afterload from both pulmonary vascular obstruction and vasoconstriction ...
Mads D. Lyhne, Simone J. Dragsbaek, Jacob V. Hansen, Jacob G. Schultz, Asger Andersen, Jens Erik Nielsen‐Kudsk   +5 more
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