title: [Diagnostic image (129). A woman who collapsed upon catheterisation. Air embolism].
abstract: A subclavian catheter was introduced in a 72-year-old woman whereupon she collapsed due to air embolism. The emboli were seen in the superior V. cava, the right atrium and the left pulmonary artery.
authors.affiliation: Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Weg door Jonkerbos 100, 6532 SZ Nijmegen. frankhermens@planet.nl
authors.forename: F H W
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Hermens
authors.forename: M M J
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Schuurmans
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging