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Air emboli with Haemaccel ®
Author(s) -
Gray A. J.,
Glover P.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00896.x
Subject(s) - medicine , air embolism , anesthesia , surgery , complication
We report two cases of venous air embolism which occurred in association with infusion of Haemaccel ® using a pressure bag. As a result of these incidents, we performed a study that showed that up to 45 ml of air can be infused into a patient from a pressurised Haemaccel ® plastic bottle using a standard administration set. We also demonstrated that the volume of air infused was influenced by the type and size of the pressure bag and the warming of the Haemaccel ® plastic container.