Buckridge N, Frisch S, Sinert R. Iatrogenic Pulmonary Air Embolism with Rapid Resolution: A Case Report.
J Emerg Med 2021;
61:172-173. [PMID:
34006417 DOI:
10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.02.039]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Iatrogenic pulmonary air embolism is a fairly common and sometimes deadly complication of i.v. contrast injection.
CASE REPORT
We present the case of a 33-year-old man with a symptomatic iatrogenic injection air embolism and resolution within 5 h. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Given the importance of computed tomography imaging in emergency medicine, clinicians should be aware of the risk for injection air embolism from i.v. contrast injection.
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