Cancer patients’ experiences of living with venous thromboembolism: A systematic review and qualitative thematic synthesis [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Cancer-Associated thrombosis is common. Recommended treatment is daily injected low-molecular-weight heparin for 6months. Most studies focus on prophylaxis and treatment; few have explored patients’ experience.
Benelhaj, Naima B. +5 more
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Ocular Venous Air Embolism: A Report of 5 Cases
Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases, 2019 Purpose: The purpose of this case series is to report 5 new cases of ocular venous air embolism (OVAE). We define OVAE as a precipitous drop in end-tidal carbon dioxide, a choroidal detachment, or a choroidal wound, followed by signs of impending or ...
R. Morris +5 more
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Stroke Caused by Cerebral Air Embolism after Central Venous Catheter Removal: A Case Report
대한영상의학회지, 2019 Cerebral air embolism is a rare, potentially catastrophic iatrogenic complication of central venous catheter removal. Cerebral air embolism can lead to serious neurological sequelae, resulting from cerebral infarction.
Ki Eon Kwon +3 more
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Death Resulting from Pneumocephalus Complicating Endoscopic Food Bolus Retrieval in a Patient with Eosinophilic Esophagitis [PDF]
, 2016 Pneumocephalus is a rare complication of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), but existing literature does not discuss pneumocephalus surrounding endoscopic food bolus retrieval.
Fuhs, Amy K., Prahlow, Joseph A.
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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 +3 more
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Venous Air Embolism Curriculum
MedEdPORTAL, 2008 Introduction Venous air embolism (VAE) may occur suddenly and unexpectedly during various surgical procedures. The factors that determine the severity of a VAE episode depend on the quantity and rate of air entrainment from the surgical field into the ...
Julia Metzner +3 more
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Influence of Long-term Cytotoxic Chemotherapy on the Condition of Peripheral Venous Channel [PDF]
, 2017 The necessity of long-term venous access in cancer patients appears at frequent and long-term courses of cytotoxic therapy. Peripheral veins of forearms are most often used for these aims. The conditions of peripheral venous channel in 32 cancer patients,
Tkachuk, T. (Tetiana)
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Clinical Kidney Journal, 2017 Venous air embolism is a dreaded condition particularly relevant to the field of nephrology. In the face of a favourable, air-to-blood pressure gradient and an abnormal communication between the atmosphere and the veins, air entrance into the circulation
S. S. Wong, H. Kwaan, T. Ing
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Air in the right ventricle and vein after basilar skull fracture: a case report
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020 Background Air in the venous system may cause vascular air embolism, which is a potentially life-threatening event. The presence of air in venous system after basilar skull fracture is very rare.
Hiroki Kai +7 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 +10 more
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