scholarly journals Massive Cerebral Air Embolism on Ante Mortem CT Head Following Pneumothorax in a Child with Pneumonia

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 490-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Azad ◽  
V. Parmar ◽  
P. Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Air Embolism ◽  
Cerebral Air Embolism ◽  
Ct Head

scholarly journals Cerebral air embolism after indwelling pleural catheter insertion in a chronic hydropneumothorax secondary to epithelioid mesothelioma

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. e244006
Author(s):  
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Chanaka Jayawardena ◽  
Rakesh K Panchal ◽  
Sanjay Agrawal ◽  
Indrajeet Das
Keyword(s):  
Klebsiella Oxytoca ◽  
Air Embolism ◽  
Cerebral Air Embolism ◽  
Indwelling Pleural Catheter ◽  
High Flow Oxygen ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ct Head ◽  
Conscious Level ◽  
Pleural Catheter ◽  
Purulent Fluid

A 75-year-old man with a history of epithelioid mesothelioma and a right-sided indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) presented with a history of a purulent fluid drainage via the IPC. The pleural fluid cultured Klebsiella oxytoca and Enterococcus faecalis. He was treated with a course of oral fluoroquinolone followed by uneventful IPC replacement. One and half hours postprocedure, the patient had a witnessed drop in conscious level accompanied by seizure like activity. Acute stroke was suspected and a CT head was performed. CT head revealed multiple serpiginous pockets of air along the cerebral fissure, with features that were highly suggestive of cerebral air embolism and multiple wedge-shaped areas of infarction involving the cerebral hemispheres. Further imaging revealed satisfactory position of the replaced IPC. The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit for high flow oxygen therapy and head down ventilation. However, his condition deteriorated and he died later.

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

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

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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