title: Fatal paradoxical air embolism during liver transplantation.
abstract: We describe a case of fatal paradoxical coronary air embolism during liver transplantation. The literature on the diagnosis and prophylaxis of paradoxical air embolism during liver transplantation is reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olmedilla
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Garutti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez-Peña
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Teigell
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Avellanal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries