title: Venous air emboli and computed axial tomography power contrast injectors.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. ball.chad@gmail.com
authors.forename: Chad G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: Ravi R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Rajani
authors.forename: David V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Feliciano
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nicholas
mesh_terms: D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D014680:Veins