Air embolism in single-lung transplant patients after central venous catheter removal

P. M. McCarthy; N. Wang; F. Birchfield; A. C. Mehta

doi:10.1378/chest.107.4.1178

Air embolism in single-lung transplant patients after central venous catheter removal

P. M. McCarthy^*, N. Wang, F. Birchfield, A. C. Mehta

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Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Division

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Abstract

A 53-year-old woman had a serious air embolism from the central venous catheter tract after lung transplantation. Lung transplant patients appear to be at increased risk for this complication, and four other known cases are reported.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1178-1179
Number of pages	2
Journal	CHEST
Volume	107
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.107.4.1178
State	Published - 1995

Keywords

lung transplantation
postoperative complication
venous air embolism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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