SynthesisEuropean radiology2021
Incidence, risk factors, and prognostic indicators of symptomatic air embolism after percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy: a systematic review and pooled analysis.
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- CT-Guided Transthoracic Core-Needle Biopsy of Pulmonary Nodules: Current Practices, Efficacy, and Safety Considerations.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Air embolism as a rare complication of lung biopsy: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Computed tomography-guided percutaneous needle biopsy for middle mediastinal tumors with retroaortic paravertebral approach: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Acute Coronary Artery Air Embolism Complicating a CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy: A case report.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Fatal cardiac air embolism after CT-guided percutaneous needle lung biopsy: medical complication or medical malpractice?Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2024Article
- Pneumothorax and pulmonary hemorrhage after C-arm cone-beam computed tomography-guided percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy: incidence, clinical significance, and correlation.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the incidence, risk factors, and prognostic indicators of symptomatic air embolism after percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy (PTLB) by conducting a systematic review and pooled analysis.
methodsWe searched the EMBASE and OVID-MEDLINE databases to identify studies that dealt with air embolism after PTLB and had extractable outcomes. The incidence of air embolism was pooled using a random effects model, and the causes of heterogeneity were investigated. To analyze risk factors for symptomatic embolism and unfavorable outcomes, multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed.
resultsThe pooled incidence of symptomatic air embolism after PTLB was 0.08% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.048-0.128%; I
conclusionThe pooled incidence of symptomatic air embolism after PTLB was 0.08%, and one-third of cases had sequelae or died. Identifying whether coronary or intracranial emboli exist is crucial in suspected cases of air embolism after PTLB. KEY POINTS: • The pooled incidence of symptomatic air embolism after percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy was 0.08%, and one-third of patients with symptomatic air embolism had sequelae or died. • The risk factors for symptomatic air embolism were the presence of an underlying disease, the use of a ≥ 19-gauge needle, and coronary or intracranial air embolism. • Sequelae and death in patients with symptomatic air embolism were associated with the use of aspiration biopsy and coronary or intracranial locations of the air embolism.
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