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Massive systemic arterial air embolism caused by an air shunt after blunt chest trauma: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Systemic arterial air embolism (SAAE) is a rare but fatal condition, with only a few cases reported, and the detailed etiology underlying SAAE remains unknown. We report a first case of massive SAAE after blunt chest injury, wherein the presence of traumatic air shunt was confirmed by...

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Autores principales: Kandori, Kenji, Ishii, Wataru, Iiduka, Ryoji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30268062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.09.014