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SYSTEMIC AIR EMBOLISM A Possible Complication of Artificial Ventilation
Author(s) -
BLANCO C. E.,
RIETVELD L. A. C.,
RUYS J. H.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1979.tb08238.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chest radiograph , respiratory distress , air embolism , artificial ventilation , complication , ventilation (architecture) , gestational age , anesthesia , surgery , radiography , respiratory disease , lung , pregnancy , mechanical engineering , biology , engineering , genetics
. A baby of 1100 g and a gestational age of 28 weeks with severe idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome was treated with pressure limited artificial ventilation and positive end expiratory pressure. After 30 hours the infant deteriorated and the chest radiograph showed air in the carotid, subclavian and aortic artery.