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Uncommon Occurrences of Air Embolism: Description of Cases and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Rinaldi, Adriano
Moscheni, Marco
Rossini, Perla
Ferluga, Massimo
Berlot, Giorgio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Many different risk factors have been associated with the occurrence of gas embolism making this potentially lethal complication easily avoidable.
However, this condition can occur in circumstances not commonly reported.
Three different and extremely uncommon cases of gas embolism are presented and discussed: the first was caused by the voluntary ingestion of hydrogen peroxide, the second occurred during a retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and the last followed the intrapleural injection of Urokinase.
Whereas in the first patient the gas embolism was associated with only relatively mild digestive symptoms, in the remaining two it caused a massive cerebral ischemia and an extended myocardial infarction, respectively.
Despite a hyperbaric oxygen therapy performed timely in each case, only the first patient survived.
The classical risk factors associated with gas embolism like indwelling central venous catheters, diving accidents, etc.
are rather well known and thus somewhat preventable; however, a number of less common and difficult-to-recognize causes can determine this condition, making the correct diagnosis elusive and delaying the hyperbaric oxygen therapy, whose window of opportunity is rather narrow.
Thus, a gas embolism should be suspected in the presence of not otherwise explainable sudden neurologic and/or cardiovascular symptoms also in circumstances not typically considered at risk.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Berlot, Giorgio& Rinaldi, Adriano& Moscheni, Marco& Ferluga, Massimo& Rossini, Perla. 2018. Uncommon Occurrences of Air Embolism: Description of Cases and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141598
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Berlot, Giorgio…[et al.]. Uncommon Occurrences of Air Embolism: Description of Cases and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141598
American Medical Association (AMA)
Berlot, Giorgio& Rinaldi, Adriano& Moscheni, Marco& Ferluga, Massimo& Rossini, Perla. Uncommon Occurrences of Air Embolism: Description of Cases and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141598
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141598