Korean J Pediatr.
2009 Dec;52(12):1392-1395. 10.3345/kjp.2009.52.12.1392.
A case of pulmonary vascular air embolism in a very-low-birth-weight infant with massive hydrops
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea.
- 2Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. wspark@smc.samsung.co.kr
- KMID: 1475791
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2009.52.12.1392
Abstract
- Pulmonary vascular air embolism is a rare and, universally, almost a fatal complication of positive pressure ventilation in newborn infants. Here, we report a case of this unusual complication in a very-low-birth-weight infant who showed the clinical and radiological features of this complication along with pulmonary hypoplasia and massive hydrops. The possible pathogenesis has been discussed and a brief review of related literature has been presented.
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