Computed Tomography of Fatal Cerebral Air Embolism Following Percutaneous Aspiration Biopsy of the Lung

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Abstract
Air embolism complicated a thin needle aspiration performed on a patient with adult respiratory distress syndrome and on positive-pressure ventilation. Computed tomography obtained 30 h following the event demonstrated a considerable quantity of intravascular air within the cranium. Positive-pressure ventilation should be considered a relative contraindication for thin needle lung aspiration.

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