title: Air embolism in ventilated very low birthweight infants.
abstract: Five cases of air embolism in ventilated very low birthweight infants are reported. In all cases the outcome was fatal with the babies dying at about 15 hours of age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Fenton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McIntosh
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*