title: Cerebral arterial air embolism in a child after intraosseous infusion.
abstract: Cerebral arterial air embolism (CAAE) has been reported as a rare complication of medical intervention. There has been one reported case of CAAE after the use of an intraosseous infusion (IO) system. We report on a case of CAAE after tibial IO infusion in a 7-month-old girl during resuscitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Centre/Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. r.r.vanrijn@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: van Rijn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Knoester
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maes
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: van der Wal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kubat
mesh_terms: D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017148:Infusions, Intraosseous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013977:Tibia; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed