title: Severe air embolism resulting from a perforated cap on a high-flow three-way stopcock connected to a central venous catheter.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Collyer
authors.forename: D R A
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bellamy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index