Central venous catheterization and fatal air embolism.
- 1 November 1987
- journal article
- review article
- Vol. 38 (5) , 438-9
Abstract
Central venous catheterization is an established procedure in medical, surgical and anaesthetic practice. However, the procedure is not without hazard. One complication that may be life-threatening is air embolism. This article considers the causes of air embolism related to central venous catheterization, its treatment and methods of prevention.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: