TY - JOUR
T1 - Paradoxical air embolism associated with a central total parenteral nutrition catheter.
AU - Jacobsen, W. K.
AU - Briggs, B. A.
AU - Mason, L. J.
N1 - Crit Care Med. 1983 May;11(5):388-9. Case Reports
PY - 1983/5
Y1 - 1983/5
N2 - Central vein cannulation is used frequently as a route for total parenteral nutrition (TPN); however, it is not without complications. This report describes a paradoxical air embolism resulting in circulatory collapse and in residual neurological deficit.
AB - Central vein cannulation is used frequently as a route for total parenteral nutrition (TPN); however, it is not without complications. This report describes a paradoxical air embolism resulting in circulatory collapse and in residual neurological deficit.
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U2 - 10.1097/00003246-198305000-00016
DO - 10.1097/00003246-198305000-00016
M3 - Article
C2 - 6404602
SN - 0090-3493
VL - 11
SP - 388
EP - 389
JO - Critical Care Medicine
JF - Critical Care Medicine
IS - 5
ER -