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In [[health care]], an | In [[health care]], an '''air embolism''' is "blocking of a blood vessel by air bubbles that enter the circulatory system, usually after [[trauma]]; [[Operative surgical procedure|surgical procedures]], or changes in atmospheric pressure."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref><ref name="pmid10675429">{{cite journal| author=Muth CM, Shank ES| title=Gas embolism. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2000 | volume= 342 | issue= 7 | pages= 476-82 | pmid=10675429 | ||
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=clinical.uthscsa.edu/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10675429 }} </ref> Air embolism may occur after removal of [[central venous catheterization]].<ref name="pmid15197020">{{cite journal| author=Pronovost PJ, Wu AW, Sexton JB| title=Acute decompensation after removing a central line: practical approaches to increasing safety in the intensive care unit. | journal=Ann Intern Med | year= 2004 | volume= 140 | issue= 12 | pages= 1025-33 | pmid=15197020 | |||
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=clinical.uthscsa.edu/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15197020 }} </ref> | |||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:57, 1 June 2010
In health care, an air embolism is "blocking of a blood vessel by air bubbles that enter the circulatory system, usually after trauma; surgical procedures, or changes in atmospheric pressure."[1][2] Air embolism may occur after removal of central venous catheterization.[3]
Treatment
Place the patient in one of the following positions that will cause the air to move to a nonobstructing position in the right ventrical:
- Left lateral decubitus position (Durant's maneuver)
- Trendelenburg position
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Air embolism (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Muth CM, Shank ES (2000). "Gas embolism.". N Engl J Med 342 (7): 476-82. PMID 10675429.
- ↑ Pronovost PJ, Wu AW, Sexton JB (2004). "Acute decompensation after removing a central line: practical approaches to increasing safety in the intensive care unit.". Ann Intern Med 140 (12): 1025-33. PMID 15197020.