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Cerebral air embolism via port catheter and endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography.

Ivana Vachalová, Stefan Ernst, Irina Vynogradova, Silke Wöhrmann, Josef G Heckmann

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Article in SpringerPlus, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ivana VachalováDepartment of Neurology, Municipal Hospital Landshut, Robert-Koch Str. 1, 84034 Landshut, Germany.
Stefan Ernst
Irina Vynogradova
Silke Wöhrmann
Josef G Heckmann
University of Applied Sciences Landshut · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCerebral air embolism (CAE) is a critical clinical condition necessitating rapid diagnosis and therapeutic measures.

methodsThe authors describe two patients with lethal CAE.

resultsAn 81-year-old man rapidly developed coma with tetraplegia. CT-scan revealed prominent CAE whereby the entry of the air was via a port catheter for parenteral nutrition. A 45-year-old man with severe alcohol-toxic multiple organ damage needed endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) and a second esophagogastroscopy. After an epileptic seizure, the CT-scan of the brain showed small amounts of cerebral air in the posterior right hemisphere and in the sagittal superior sinus. Despite critical care the patient died.

conclusionCAE is a neurocritical emergency case. Early CT-scan of the brain can detect air, guide further therapy, and contribute to the assessment of the prognosis.

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Cerebral air embolismCranial computed tomographyEndoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatographyEsophagogastroduodenoscopyPort catheter

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PMID24102043
PMCPMC3790902
OpenAlexW2154249308

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