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Clinical Case Reports, 2020 Air embolism should be treated promptly with high fraction of supplemental oxygen and repositioning to help facilitate reabsorption of the air bubble. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy should be given to those with severe disease.
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Venous air embolism: A complication during percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Indian Journal of Urology, 2014 Venous air embolism during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) following air pyelogram or saline irrigation has been occasionally reported. We present a case of suspected venous air embolism during air pyelogram in a patient undergoing PCNL. The clinical
Geeta P Parikh +2 more
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Air embolism: A rare complication of esophagogastroduodenoscopy!
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2014 Neurological complications of gastrointestinal endoscopy are extremely rare; cerebral air embolism has been described and can be severe and fatal.
Ajay B. Jhaveri +2 more
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Air Embolism: Diagnosis, Clinical Management and Outcomes
Diagnostics, 2017 Air embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication of surgical procedures. Rapid recognition and intervention is critical for reducing morbidity and mortality.
Colin J. McCarthy +3 more
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Clinical MedicineBackground: Systemic arterial air embolism is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication of CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy. Although rare, it carries significant morbidity due to cerebral and coronary ischaemia.
Maimuna Adamu +4 more
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International Journal of Surgery, 2009 Endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a common medical examination. One of the rare but serious, albeit fatal complications of gastroscopy is venous air embolism.
Ha, Jennifer F. +3 more
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An unusual cause of ischemic stroke - Cerebral air embolism
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014 Air embolism is a preventable, often undiagnosed but potentially treatable cause of ischemic stroke with a high morbidity and mortality. It is usually iatrogenic ocurring especially in patients in ICU setting.
Vinit Suri +3 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 +4 more
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Pulmonary embolism complicated by air embolism
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 2014 Catarina Mendonça, Alexandre Pinto
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Risk factors for air embolism following computed tomography-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2023 To quantitatively analyze the risk factors for air embolism following computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) and qualitatively review their characteristics.The databases of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Wanfang ...
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