background: pregnancy causes a small increase in risk of venous thromboembolism (vte), but a large increase in concern upon presentation during cesarean section with symptoms of pulmonary embolism (pe). pulmonary embolism clinical manifestations during spinal anesthesia could be misleading. we have presented 2 interesting cases of pregnant women underwent spinal anesthesia for cesarean section ...

although dental foci can be sources of bacteremia and bacterial endocarditis, hematogenous spread of infection presented with septic pulmonary embolism apparently is rare. the occurrence of septic pulmonary embolism in patients with periodontal disease without suppurative thrombophlebitis of the great vessels of the neck is well documented but to our knowledge, there is no report on septic pulm...

We report a case of massive air embolism from a ventricular vent line during cardiac surgery successfully treated with emergent retrograde cerebral perfusion and delayed hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The etiologies of this rare but potentially devastating complication are discussed along with prevention and treatment options.

Intracardic air embolism is uncommon, however it is a serious condition which frequently leads to catastrophic complications during or after invasive procedures resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. For a successful resuscitation of patients with intracardiac air embolism, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is critical. Still, due to a hyperbaric chamber’s unavailability at many hospitals an...

Cerebral arterial air embolism (CAAE), although infrequent, is a complication that can occur at any time during an invasive medical procedure. We experienced two cases of CAAE during cerebral angiography accidentally. The author reports the two cases of CAAE wherein air emboli dissolved spontaneously and immediately under normal atmospheric pressure, not under therapeutic hyperbaric environment...

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...

Gas embolism is a potentially fatal occurrence in which bubbles are introduced into the arterial/venous circulation. A multifocal ischemia could be life-threatening scenario of that and occurring after diving-related activities, or pulmonary barotrauma, even iatrogenic procedure capable to cause an accidental introduction gas vasculature. The case here reported concerns good outcome one these r...

Complications of laparoscopic surgery include carbon dioxide (CO2) embolism, primarily caused by the entry CO2 gas into blood vessels or solid organs. If significant clinical symptoms occur, timely intervention is crucial as it can be life-threatening. We report a case embolism during right hepatectomy. The patient was 37-year-old male with no history liver kidney dysfunction. During procedure,...

  Fat embolism syndrome is a clinical diagnosis, and diagnostic procedures are not specific. In every trauma patient, Fat embolism syndrome has to be considered as a possibility and supportive treatment should begin as soon as possible. The authors reported a rare case of Fat embolism syndrome whose only neurological symptom was motor aphasia. A young man sustained comminuted femoral shaft frac...