Air embolism in single-lung transplant patients after central venous catheter removal.

McCarthy, P M; Wang, N; Birchfield, F; Mehta, A C · Chest · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 53-year-old woman had a serious air embolism from the central venous catheter tract after lung transplantation. Lung transplant patients appear to be at increased risk for this complication, and four other known cases are reported.

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