Vascular air embolism

Vascular air embolism is a rare but potentially fatal event. It may occur in a variety of procedures and surgeries but is most often associated as an iatrogenic complication of central line catheter insertion. This article reviews the incidence, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention...

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Autores principales: Gordy, Stephanie, Rowell, Susan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Symposium: Embolism in the Intensive Care Unit
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3665124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23724390
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5151.109428
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spelling pubmed-36651242013-05-30 Vascular air embolism Gordy, Stephanie Rowell, Susan Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci Symposium: Embolism in the Intensive Care Unit Vascular air embolism is a rare but potentially fatal event. It may occur in a variety of procedures and surgeries but is most often associated as an iatrogenic complication of central line catheter insertion. This article reviews the incidence, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this phenomenon. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3665124/ /pubmed/23724390 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5151.109428 Text en Copyright: © International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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