Acute pulmonary edema caused by venous air embolism after removal of a subclavian catheter.
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A 17-year-old boy, who had received chemotherapy for a relapse of acute myelogenous leukemia, manifested a brief loss of consciousness and acute pulmonary edema immediately after the removal of a triple-lumen subclavian catheter. This complication was attributed to a venous air embolism.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 92 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987