1991
DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199104000-00026
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Venous Air Embolism Occurring After Removal of a Central Venous Catheter

Abstract: Venous air embolism is a well-known risk of central venous catheter placement in critically ill patients. However, clinicians may not be aware that venous air embolism can also occur after removal of a central venous line. Described in the following two case reports are what are believed to be episodes of air embolism after removal of central lines.

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“…VAE is a well-known complication of central venous placement [1, 2, 9] and can also happen during improper removal of the central venous line [10, 11]. …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…VAE is a well-known complication of central venous placement [1, 2, 9] and can also happen during improper removal of the central venous line [10, 11]. …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cerebral air embolism occurs under various conditions, such as central catheter insertion and removal (4-9), accidental disconnection of a central catheter (10-12), cardiac ablation procedure (13), pulmonary barotrauma, and thoracic or cardiac surgery (2). The reported frequency of air embolism associated with use of a central catheter ranges from 0.1% (1) to 2% (8), with a total mortality rate of 23% (12).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In the ICU setting, VAE is a complication usually related to central venous catheters 1 . The majority of these occur during use of the catheter 2 , during insertion 3 or associated with catheter removal 4–7 . The first reports of VAE related to transfusion equipment were by Simpson in 1942 4,8 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%