Clinical Study BMJ case reports 2018

Cerebral air embolism from a Central Venous Catheter: A timely reminder of the importance of rapid diagnosis.

Khaliq MF, Shoaib M, Tariq SM, Khan MT — BMJ case reports, 2018

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of cerebral air embolism (CAE) in a 64-year-old man linked to a central venous catheter in the internal jugular vein.

What They Found

They found that a 64-year-old man developed left-sided neurological deficits and generalized epileptic seizures due to cerebral air embolism from an internal jugular venous catheter. The air spontaneously resorbed, and he made a good recovery without specific therapy.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it is a case report from outside Canada.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings of this study cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	30115713
Year Published	2018
Journal	BMJ case reports
MeSH Terms	Catheterization, Central Venous; Central Venous Catheters; Embolism, Air; Humans; Intracranial Embolism; Jugular Veins; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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