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Massive air embolism while removing a central venous catheter

Air embolism is a rare but mostly iatrogenic complication of medical or surgical procedures and may have a serious outcome. On the removal of a central venous catheter (CVC), minor carelessness can lead to a venous air embolism sometimes accompanied by arterial embolism. We experienced the case of a...

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Autores principales: Seong, Gil Myeong, Lee, Jaechun, Kim, Misun, Choi, Jay Chol, Kim, Su Wan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6116308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181977
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_14_18