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Iatrogenic air embolism [PDF]

open access: yesClinical 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.
Bryan Stringer   +2 more
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A Rare Case of Delayed Cerebral Air Embolism Occurring 7 H After Central Line Removal [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Case Reports
Venous air embolism is a rare complication of central venous catheter insertion that can have devastating consequences. Delayed air entrainment may occur in the presence of fibrin sheath formation via reinforcement of a vein‐to‐dermis fistula, which can ...
Bejan Kanga   +4 more
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Case Report: A rare successful case of treating cerebral air embolism following the removal of a central venous catheter without intracardiac structural abnormalities [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery
BackgroundCerebral air embolism following the removal of a central venous catheter is a rare and often fatal complication, resulting in severe neurological deficits and potentially death.Case presentationWe report a unique case involving a 57-year-old ...
Mingzhe Song   +5 more
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Systemic arterial air embolism following computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous lung biopsy: Case series and review of underlying risk factors, treatment and preventive strategies [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Medicine
Background: 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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Pulmonary embolism complicated by air embolism

open access: yesRevista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 2014
Catarina Mendonça, Alexandre Pinto
doaj   +3 more sources

Functional analysis of embolism induced by air injection in Acer rubrum and Salix nigra. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The goal of this study was to assess the effect of induced embolism with air injection treatments on the function of xylem in Acer rubrum L. and Salix nigra Marsh. Measurements made on mature trees of A.
Melcher, Peter J, Zwieniecki, Maciej A
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Cerebral Air Embolism Following Thyroid Biopsy [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Neurocritical Care, 2016
Background: Cerebral air embolism is defined as symptoms and signs after occlusion of cerebral arteries by intracerebral air bubble influx. There have been reports of many cases during an invasive procedure. Herein, we report a case of air embolism after
Yun Su Hwang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disseminated intravascular coagulation following air embolism during orthotropic liver transplantation: is this just a coincidence?

open access: yesBMC Anesthesiology, 2021
Background During orthotopic liver transplantation, venous air embolism may occur due to iatrogenic injury of the inferior vena cava. However, venous air embolism followed by coagulopathy is a rare event.
Karolina Arstikyte   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsy Complicated by Symptomatic Systemic Air Embolism: Case Report and Review of the Literature

open access: yesLietuvos Chirurgija, 2021
Computed tomography-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy of the lung is an undoubtedly useful and well-established interventional radiological procedure for the diagnosis of indeterminate pulmonary lesions.
Giedrius Ledas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Air embolism during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery -A case report- [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012
There have been several reports of gas embolism occurring during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (OPCAB) surgery. However, all these cases of air embolism were associated with the repair of venous circulation, using a CO2 blower. In this report, we
Choo-Hoon Chang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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