A rare case of fatal venous and cerebral air embolism

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dc.authoridONER, BEDIRHAN SEZER/0000-0003-1143-0375
dc.contributor.authorPetekkaya, Semih
dc.contributor.authorCelbis, Osman
dc.contributor.authorOner, Bedirhan Sezer
dc.contributor.authorTuran, Omer
dc.contributor.authorYener, Zeynep
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:31:44Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:31:44Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractA venous air embolism can occur as a result of circumstances that include blunt head or chest trauma, thoracentesis, arterial catheterization, neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, and Caisson disease. The formation of a venous air embolism requires an air source, interaction between the air source and the vessel, and a pressure gradient supporting air migration into the vessel. Air enters through the impaired venous structure and travels to the right side of the heart and the pulmonary arteries, and depending on the amount of air, may occasionally be fatal. This report is the description of the case of a 3-year-old child who developed a fatal venous and cerebral embolism during neurosurgery for the treatment of skull fractures with epidural and subdural bleeding due to blunt head and chest trauma resulting from a television falling on her. The pathophysiology of death and notes regarding the medico-legal autopsy procedure in such cases are discussed. Meticulous autopsy techniques must be used to determine the presence of an air embolism in cases of blunt trauma, especially in patients with blunt trauma to the head who die during neurosurgery, and possible future malpractice claims should be kept in mind.
dc.identifier.doi10.5505/tjtes.2018.58201
dc.identifier.endpage315
dc.identifier.issn1306-696X
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid31135947
dc.identifier.startpage311
dc.identifier.trdizinid341989
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5505/tjtes.2018.58201
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/341989
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/23254
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000469248600016
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTurkish Assoc Trauma Emergency Surgery
dc.relation.ispartofUlusal Travma Ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectCraniotomy complications
dc.subjectfrothy blood
dc.subjectmedicolegal autopsy
dc.subjectvenous air embolism
dc.titleA rare case of fatal venous and cerebral air embolism
dc.typeArticle

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