Venous air embolism during air/fluid exchange: a potentially fatal complication

Arch Ophthalmol. 2010 Dec;128(12):1618-9. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.273.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Air
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Embolism, Air / diagnosis
  • Embolism, Air / etiology*
  • Embolism, Air / therapy
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Eye Injuries, Penetrating / surgery
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intraoperative Complications*
  • Isotonic Solutions
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retinal Detachment / surgery
  • Vitrectomy

Substances

  • Isotonic Solutions