title: Venous air embolism. Diagnosis by spontaneous right-sided contrast echocardiography.
abstract: This report describes the definitive diagnosis of venous air-embolism by documentation of spontaneous echo contrast in the right cardiac chambers following removal of a jugular venous catheter in a patient with hepatic failure. This complication was potentiated by the presence of concurrent hepatic coagulopathy which prejudiced effective hemostasis at the central venous puncture site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center 60637.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weinert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Borow
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D004452:Echocardiography; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008875:Middle Aged