Korean J Anesthesiol.
2016 Jun;69(3):296-300. 10.4097/kjae.2016.69.3.296.
Lethal coronary air embolism caused by the removal of a double-lumen hemodialysis catheter: a case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. anesmun@hanmail.net
- KMID: 2164858
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2016.69.3.296
Abstract
- Coronary air embolism is a rare event. We report a case in which an acute myocardial infarction occurred in the region supplied by the right coronary artery after the removal of a double-lumen hemodialysis catheter. Emergent coronary angiography revealed air bubbles obstructing the mid-segment of the right coronary artery with slow flow phenomenon distally. The patient expired due to myocardial infarction.
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