Cerebral Air Embolism After Pleural Lavage for Empyema

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. e289-e291
Author(s):  
Thibaut Capron ◽  
Julien Guinde ◽  
Sophie Laroumagne ◽  
Hervé Dutau ◽  
Philippe Astoul
Keyword(s):  
Air Embolism ◽  
Cerebral Air Embolism ◽  
Pleural Lavage

scholarly journals Therapeutic hypothermia for severe cerebral air embolism complicating pleural lavage for empyema

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiya Inoue ◽  
Hiromitsu Takizawa ◽  
Yota Yamamoto ◽  
Akira Tangoku
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Hypothermia ◽  
Air Embolism ◽  
Cerebral Air Embolism ◽  
Pleural Lavage

scholarly journals A case of cerebral air embolism developed during pleural lavage

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai Miyashiro ◽  
Yuka Terasawa ◽  
Nobuaki Yamamoto ◽  
Yuishin Izumi ◽  
Ryuji Kaji
Keyword(s):  
Air Embolism ◽  
Cerebral Air Embolism ◽  
Pleural Lavage

scholarly journals Postoperative cerebral air embolism with delayed abnormal brain MRI findings

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 100305
Author(s):  
Yuwa Oka ◽  
Koji Tsuzaki ◽  
Mayu Kamei ◽  
Akihiro Kikuya ◽  
Toshiaki Hamano
Keyword(s):  
Brain Mri ◽  
Air Embolism ◽  
Mri Findings ◽  
Cerebral Air Embolism ◽  
Abnormal Brain

scholarly journals Four Cases of a Cerebral Air Embolism Complicating a Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo-Jung Um ◽  
Soo-Keol Lee ◽  
Doo Kyung Yang ◽  
Choonhee Son ◽  
Ki Nam Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Needle Biopsy ◽  
Air Embolism ◽  
Cerebral Air Embolism ◽  
Transthoracic Needle Biopsy ◽  
Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy

Retrograde cerebral air embolism

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (12) ◽  
pp. 1562.e1-1562.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Yesilaras ◽  
Ozge Duman Atilla ◽  
Ersin Aksay ◽  
Turgay Yılmaz Kilic
Keyword(s):  
Air Embolism ◽  
Cerebral Air Embolism

scholarly journals Massive cerebral air embolism after blunt chest trauma with full neurological recovery

CJEM ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Reith ◽  
Bertil Bouillon ◽  
Samir G. Sakka ◽  
Jerome M. Defosse ◽  
Axel Gossmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blunt Chest Trauma ◽  
Chest Trauma ◽  
Treatment Algorithm ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Air Embolism ◽  
Cerebral Air Embolism ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Computed Tomographic ◽  
Open Laparotomy ◽  
Full Neurological Recovery

AbstractCerebral air embolism (CAE) is a common, often lethal, complication in blunt and penetrating chest trauma. The factors affecting the outcome of CAE patients are poorly understood, and there is no generally accepted treatment algorithm. In this report, we present the case of a 28-year-old male motorcyclist with a massive CAE, including bilateral internal carotid artery air on computed tomographic examination following blunt chest trauma. With prehospital intubation, oxygen, transfusion, and open laparotomy but without any specific treatment regarding the CAE, a follow-up computed tomography (CT) scan approximately 6 hours later showed resolution of the cerebrovascular air. Recovery was unremarkable, and the patient was discharged neurologically intact after 22 days.

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