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Case Reports
. 1991 Jul-Aug;14(4):250-1.
doi: 10.1007/BF02578472.

Pulmonary air embolism: case report

S B Karr  1 , F J Schwab, E M Druy
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Case Reports

Pulmonary air embolism: case report

S B Karr et al. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1991 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

The authors encountered a patient with an indwelling central venous catheter who presented with pulmonary edema after the catheter hub was disconnected. Pulmonary arteriography demonstrated diffuse peripheral vasoconstriction, decreased arterial-to-venous transit time, and arterial occlusions. The former two findings allowed the authors to prospectively suggest the diagnosis of pulmonary air embolism.

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