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Cerebral venous air embolism, a hidden precursor of arterial ischemia: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Cerebral venous air embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication of central venous catheter insertion and removal. Although most venous air emboli remain clinically silent or cause only transient symptoms, they may exceptionally lead ...
Moussa A. Riachy, Hind D. Eid, Richard N. Haouchan, Christian Y. Matta, Karine J. Abou Khaled   +4 more
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Intraoperative management of suspected ocular venous air embolism (OVAE) during vitrectomy for retinal detachment [PDF]

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Objective: report a rare case of ocular venous air embolism (OVAE) occurring during pars plana vitrectomy for retinal detachment and to highlight key intraoperative management steps that led to a successful outcome.
Alireza Helal Birjandi, Ermioni Panidou-Marschelke, Lisa-Marie Horn, Kilian Arlt, Carsten Framme, Jan Tode   +5 more
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Venous Air Embolism

CHEST Critical Care
Hamza Alzghoul, Omar Obeidat, Saeed Abughazaleh, Abdallah Al-Ani, Ahmad Al-Jabali, Mohammad Z. Khrais, Mohammed Tarawneh, Hashim Al-Ani, Mohamed F. Ismail, Ariel Ruiz De villa, Asad Haider, Bashar N. Alzghoul, Bilal F. Samhouri   +12 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Occurrence and severity of venous air embolism during neurosurgical procedures in semi-sitting versus supine position.

World Neurosurgery, 2021
BACKGROUND At our institution, patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures in the posterior cranial fossa are placed either in the semi-sitting or in the supine position.
F. Konrad, A. Mayer, L. Serna-Higuita, Helene Hurth, M. Tatagiba, Jörg Reutershan, P. Rosenberger, B. Drexler   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

BMC 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, Gintare Vitkute, Vilma Traskaite-Juskeviciene, Andrius Macas   +3 more
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Minor injuries as a risk factor for venous thrombosis [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Injuries increase the risk of venous thrombosis. So far, most research has focused on major injuries that are accompanied by other risk factors for venous thrombosis, such as plaster casts and surgery.
Doggen, Carine J.M., Rosendaal, Frits R., Stralen, Karlijn J. van   +2 more
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The Inter-Mammary Sticky Roll: A Novel Technique for Securing a Doppler Ultrasonic Probe to the Precordium for Venous Air Embolism Detection. [PDF]

, 2016
Venous air embolism is a devastating and potentially life-threatening complication that can occur during neurosurgical procedures. We report the development and use of the "inter-mammary sticky roll," a technique to reliably secure a precordial Doppler ...
Drummond, John C, Gabel, Brandon C, Khalessi, Alexander A, Sang U, Hoi, Santiago-Dieppa, David R, Wali, Arvin R   +5 more
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Retrograde Cerebral Air Embolism in a Patient with Intestinal Necrosis: A Case Report

Balkan Medical Journal, 2017
Background: Cerebral venous air embolism is a severe clinical condition related to an unfavourable outcome in patients with neurological impairment. Cerebral venous air embolism may occur secondarily to arterial or venous interventions.
Onur Taydaş, Mehmet Ruhi Onur, Erhan Akpınar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Venous Thromboembolism Within Professional American Sport Leagues. [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Numerous reports have described players in professional American sports leagues who have been sidelined with a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or a pulmonary embolism (PE), but little is known about the clinical implications of these events in ...
Astolfi, Matthew, Bishop, Meghan, Deluca, Peter F., Hammoud, Sommer, Padegimas, Eric M.   +4 more
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Ultrasonographic detection of air in the superior sagittal sinus in a neonate with transposition of the great arteries

Radiology Case Reports, 2017
Cerebral venous air embolism is a relatively rare condition that arises from iatrogenic or traumatic introduction of air into the venous system. We describe the ultrasonographic findings in a 1-day-old infant with iatrogenic retrograde cerebral venous ...
Michael D. Rivers-Bowerman, MD, MSc, Sharon Litz, MD, Pierre Schmit, MD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source