Review of Air Embolism for the Interventional Radiologist
Air embolism is an uncommon but well-described complication of day-to-day interventional radiology procedures. When symptoms manifest, air embolism often results in severe morbidity or even death. Thus, an understanding of how to prevent, recognize, and manage air embolism is imperative for interven...
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| description | Air embolism is an uncommon but well-described complication of day-to-day interventional radiology procedures. When symptoms manifest, air embolism often results in severe morbidity or even death. Thus, an understanding of how to prevent, recognize, and manage air embolism is imperative for interventional radiologists. This article reviews the pathophysiology, etiology, diagnosis and treatment, and prognosis of air embolism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1ada9118862489eb2280188e5ec6ce72024-03-06T00:07:43ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology2542-70752542-70832024-01-01080100601210.1055/s-0043-1777810Review of Air Embolism for the Interventional RadiologistSteven M. Zangan0Qian Yu1Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesDepartment of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesAir embolism is an uncommon but well-described complication of day-to-day interventional radiology procedures. When symptoms manifest, air embolism often results in severe morbidity or even death. Thus, an understanding of how to prevent, recognize, and manage air embolism is imperative for interventional radiologists. This article reviews the pathophysiology, etiology, diagnosis and treatment, and prognosis of air embolism.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1777810air embolisminterventional radiologyadverse eventscomplicationreview |
| spellingShingle | Steven M. Zangan Qian Yu Review of Air Embolism for the Interventional Radiologist The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology air embolism interventional radiology adverse events complication review |
| title | Review of Air Embolism for the Interventional Radiologist |
| title_full | Review of Air Embolism for the Interventional Radiologist |
| title_fullStr | Review of Air Embolism for the Interventional Radiologist |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review of Air Embolism for the Interventional Radiologist |
| title_short | Review of Air Embolism for the Interventional Radiologist |
| title_sort | review of air embolism for the interventional radiologist |
| topic | air embolism interventional radiology adverse events complication review |
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