Lethal coronary air embolism caused by the removal of a double-lumen hemodialysis catheter: a case report.
10.4097/kjae.2016.69.3.296
- Author:
Sung Ha MUN
1
;
Dong Ai AN
;
Hyun Jung CHOI
;
Tae Hee KIM
;
Jung Woo PIN
;
Dong Chan KO
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. anesmun@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Air;
Catheters;
Coronary;
Embolism;
Renal dialysis
- MeSH:
Catheters*;
Coronary Angiography;
Coronary Vessels;
Embolism;
Embolism, Air*;
Humans;
Myocardial Infarction;
No-Reflow Phenomenon;
Renal Dialysis*
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2016;69(3):296-300
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Coronary air embolism is a rare event. We report a case in which an acute myocardial infarction occurred in the region supplied by the right coronary artery after the removal of a double-lumen hemodialysis catheter. Emergent coronary angiography revealed air bubbles obstructing the mid-segment of the right coronary artery with slow flow phenomenon distally. The patient expired due to myocardial infarction.
