Venous air embolism. Diagnosis by spontaneous right-sided contrast echocardiography.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
This report describes the definitive diagnosis of venous air-embolism by documentation of spontaneous echo contrast in the right cardiac chambers following removal of a jugular venous catheter in a patient with hepatic failure. This complication was potentiated by the presence of concurrent hepatic coagulopathy which prejudiced effective hemostasis at the central venous puncture site.
Medical subject headings
- Echocardiography
- Embolism, Air