Air Embolism
Air embolism is one of the serious causes of morbidity and mortality in medicine and surgery, especially in cardiac surgery. Various medical and surgical procedures have been associated with the risk of air embolism. In the chapter, all procedures and pathologic conditions will be described, paying...
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2017-06-21.
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| Summary: | Air embolism is one of the serious causes of morbidity and mortality in medicine and surgery, especially in cardiac surgery. Various medical and surgical procedures have been associated with the risk of air embolism. In the chapter, all procedures and pathologic conditions will be described, paying special attention to the root cause analysis of the events in any given circumstance. Special attention is to be paid to techniques of risk minimization of this serious complication. The chapter will give an in-depth insight to the anatomical, physiological and other preconditions of air embolism, thus helping the reader to implement preventive measures and to increase patient safety |
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