Diagnostic image (129) . a woman who collapsed upon catheterisation. Air embolism

Hermens, F.H.W.; Schuurmans, M.M.J.

Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 147(10): 442

2003


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-2162
PMID: 12666514
Document Number: 557986
A subclavian catheter was introduced in a 72-year-old woman whereupon she collapsed due to air embolism. The emboli were seen in the superior V. cava, the right atrium and the left pulmonary artery.

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