Acute pulmonary edema caused by venous air embolism after removal of a subclavian catheter.
A 17-year-old boy, who had received chemotherapy for a relapse of acute myelogenous leukemia, manifested a brief loss of consciousness and acute pulmonary edema immediately after the removal of a triple-lumen subclavian catheter. This complication was attributed to a venous air embolism.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D013350:Subclavian Vein