Article: Fatal Systemic Air Embolism During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography

Article: Preventing air embolism when removing CVCs: an ...
MedSurg Nursing;  August 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Air embolism is one of the most serious complications ... al., 1999). A venous or pulmonary air embolism occurs when the intrathoracic pressure ... via an open tract, resulting in an air embolism. The air may then travel to the heart ...

Article: Near-fatal air embolism: fibrin sheath as the ...
Southern Medical Journal;  October 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... all insertions. Of these, pulmonary air embolism is a rare though often fatal complication ... tomography. ********** Venous air embolism from central venous catheters has been ... to the atmosphere. Less commonly, air embolism can occur with insertion or after the ...

Article: Systemic air embolism after intercostal chest drain ...
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...SUMMARY Systemic air embolism is a potentially lethal often unrecognised ... of delayed diagnosis of cerebral air embolism in a patient with severe thoracic ... contributing to the development of systemic air embolism. The common clinical features ...

Article: Venous air embolism during liver transplantation
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care;  December 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... are illustrated in Figure 1. Venous air embolism is commonly cited as a complication ... is a sensitive indicator of venous air embolism, but only provides a semi-quantitative ... and quantitative monitors for venous air embolism, but they were not used in this case ...

Article: New findings from K. Ibukuro and co-researchers in the area of ...
Biotech Week;  December 2, 2009 ;     673 words ... ... was to present the details and incidence of air embolism and needle track implantation in patients ... scientists in Tokyo, Japan report (see also Air Embolism). "A case with air embolism was considered to be a patient with hypotension ...

Article: Special Feature: Air Embolism in Patients ...
Critical Care Alert;  December 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Special Feature: Air Embolism in Patients with Central Venous ... develop in patients with CVCs is air embolism. This form of embolic phenomenon ... incidence of this complicationvenous air embolism (VAE). However, it is important ...

Article: Clinical Features of Venous Air Embolism.
Critical Care Alert;  December 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Clinical Features of Venous Air Embolism The development of VAE related ... tachycardia are noted. If the air embolism is massive, the patient may develop ... thrombosis is often characteristic of air embolism. A large number of patients with ...