Cerebral arterial air embolism in a child after intraosseous infusion.
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.
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Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Centre/Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. r.r.vanrijn@amc.uva.nl
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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