Venous air embolism. Diagnosis by spontaneous right-sided contrast echocardiography.
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.
Marcus
R H
RH
Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center 60637.
Weinert
L
L
Neumann
A
A
Borow
K M
KM
Lang
R M
RM
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