Venous air emboli and computed axial tomography power contrast injectors.
A 47-year-old female presented to our level 1 trauma center following a single vehicle rollover. The computed tomography power injector was not appropriately primed with contrast, resulting in a large venous air embolus.
Ball
Chad G
CG
Department of Surgery, Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. ball.chad@gmail.com
Rajani
Ravi R
RR
Feliciano
David V
DV
Nicholas
Jeffrey M
JM
D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D014680:Veins