Venous and arterial gas embolism associated with positive pressure ventilation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a 53-year-old woman with ARDS who required positive pressure ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure. She sustained an acute right ventricular myocardial infarction associated with cardiovascular instability. The next day she sustained a fatal cerebral arterial gas embolism. Intravascular gas was documented within the cerebral, coronary, and pulmonary arterial circulations. Clinicians need to be aware of venous and arterial gas embolism as a complication of mechanical ventilation.
Medical subject headings
- Embolism, Air
- Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis
- Positive-Pressure Respiration