Air embolism following peripheral intravenous access
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Intravenous Air Embolism
letter in the October, 1924, issue of the Gazette on page 530 regarding intravenous air embolism. His letter is both instructive and suggestive, but he has not been able to find a satisfactory explanation of the harmlessness of small volumes of air injected into the vein. This implies a pre-formed idea that the entry of air into a vein is harmful. Now one knows the affinity between venous blood...
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عنوان ژورنال: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0899-8280,1525-3252
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2019.1609154