Fatal venous air embolism in the setting of hemodialysis and pulmonary hypertension: A point of care ultrasound diagnosis

Air emboli are rare and often difficult to diagnose. Transesophageal echocardiography remains the most definitive method of diagnosis, but this is not feasible in emergencies. We present a case of fatal air embolism in the setting of hemodialysis with recent evidence of pulmonary hypertension. The d...

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Autores principales: Alzghoul, Hamza, Jin, Phoebe, Vahdatpour, Cyrus, Alzghoul, Bashar N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9969267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36860648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101819

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9969267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36860648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101819

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