Cerebral Air Embolism Following Pigtail Catheter Insertion for Pleural Fluid Drainage
- Authors
- Kim, Sa Il; 곽현정; 문지용; 김상헌; 김태형; 손장원; 신동호; 박성수; 윤호주
- Issue Date
- Jun-2013
- Publisher
- 대한결핵및호흡기학회
- Keywords
- Embolism; Air; Chest Tubes; Pleural Effusion
- Citation
- Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, v.74, no.6, pp.286 - 290
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- Journal Title
- Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
- Volume
- 74
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 286
- End Page
- 290
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/162593
- DOI
- 10.4046/trd.2013.74.6.286
- ISSN
- 1738-3536
- Abstract
- Pigtail catheter drainage is a common procedure for the treatment of pleural effusion and pneumothorax. The most common complications of pigtail catheter insertion are pneumothorax, hemorrhage and chest pains. Cerebral air embolism is rare, but often fatal. In this paper, we report a case of cerebral air embolism in association with the insertion of a pigtail catheter for the drainage of a pleural effusion. A 67-year-old man is being presented with dyspnea, cough and right-side chest pains and was administered antibiotics for the treatment of pneumonia. The pneumonia failed to resolve and a loculated parapneumonic pleural effusion developed. A pigtail catheter was inserted in order to drain the pleural effusion, which resulted in cerebral air embolism. The patient was administered high-flow oxygen therapy and recovered without any neurologic complications.
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