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Air embolism following removal of a central venous catheter

"The removal of a central venous catheter on a ward leads to a paradox air embolism in a 53-year-old male patient with an unknown ventricular septal defect" Wildfeuer et al (2020).

"The removal of a central venous catheter on a ward leads to a paradox air embolism in a 53-year-old male patient with an unknown ventricular septal defect" Wildfeuer et al (2020).

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Abstract:

The removal of a central venous catheter on a ward leads to a paradox air embolism in a 53-year-old male patient with an unknown ventricular septal defect. The patient undergoes sufficient cardiopulmonary resuscitation but suffers from a multiple stroke syndrome with serious neurological deficits.

Reference:

Wildfeuer S, Standl T. Multiinfarktsyndrom nach Luftembolie bei Entfernung eines Zentralvenenkatheters [Multiple Stroke Syndrome Caused by Air Embolism Following Removal of a Central Venous Catheter]. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2020 Oct;55(10):644-647. German. doi: 10.1055/a-1142-1664. Epub 2020 Oct 14. PMID: 33053590.

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