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Induction of Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism in Rat
Published on: October 18, 2024
[Iatrogenic venous air embolism after unintentional injection of atmospheric air during computed tomography]
Mette Lønstrup Harving1, Astrid Lyager, Hanne Randi Sandstrøm
1Blegdamsvej 24, 3., 2200 København N. mettelh@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Venous air embolism (VAE) is a well-known complication to trauma and various surgical, diagnostic and therapeutically procedures. Small iatrogenic VAE during contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CeCT) are frequent and often asymptomatic. We present a case of iatrogenic VAE during CeCT, where the patient instead of contrast had 100 ml of atmospheric air injected intravenously. The patient developed symptoms of VAE with clinical cardiac arrest, but survived and was discharged without any clinical evidence of embolic sequelae five days after the tomography.
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