Seizure following removal of Swan Ganz Catheter
| Author | Alireza Jahangirifard | en |
| Author | SeyedBashir Mirtajani | en |
| Author | Behrooz Farzanegan | en |
| Author | Alireza Jahangirifard | en |
| Author | Zargham Hossein Ahmadi | en |
| Orcid | Alireza Jahangirifard [0000-0002-2705-4055] | en |
| Orcid | SeyedBashir Mirtajani [0000-0003-4373-1383] | en |
| Orcid | Alireza Jahangirifard [0000-0002-2705-4055] | en |
| Issued Date | 2020-09-30 | en |
| Abstract | Venous air embolism (VAE) is an infrequent incident with fatal consequences during insertion or removal of central venous catheters. It is befalling when air or gas arrives at the vascular system. In this case report, we present a case of a 38-year-old female patient with an air embolism after removal of the Swan Ganz catheter that caused the seizure and cardiac arrest. There is an overview of the causes and ways to prevent VAE in the patient | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v5i3.29984 | en |
| Keyword | Venous air embolism (VAE) | en |
| Keyword | Central venous catheters | en |
| Keyword | Swan Ganz catheter | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Seizure following removal of Swan Ganz Catheter | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |
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