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Cerebral Air Embolism Following the Removal of a Central Venous Catheter in the Absence of Intracardiac Right-to-Left Shunting: A Case Report

Air embolism following central venous catheter (CVC) removal is a relatively uncommon complication. Despite its rare occurrence, an air embolism can lead to serious outcomes. One of the most fatal complications is cerebral air embolism. We report a case of cerebral air embolism that occurred after t...

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Autores principales: Eum, Da Hae, Lee, Seung Hwan, Kim, Hyung Won, Jung, Myung Jae, Lee, Jae Gil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25837752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000000630