Massive air embolism from central venous catheter during veno-arterial ECMO therapy

Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2018 Jun;37(3):271-272. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2017.07.008. Epub 2017 Sep 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Central Venous Catheters / adverse effects*
  • Embolism, Air / diagnostic imaging
  • Embolism, Air / etiology*
  • Embolism, Air / therapy
  • Equipment Failure
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed