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ArticleJournal of medical cases2021

Cerebral Air Embolism After Gastrointestinal Procedure: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Iyad Farouji, Kok Hoe Chan, Hossam Abed, Theodore DaCosta, Baris Vefali, Ormena Joseph, Jihad Slim, Theodore DaCosta, Addi Suleiman

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Article in Journal of medical cases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Cerebral Air Embolism After Endoscopy: A Case Report.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2024
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9 authors.

Iyad FaroujiDepartment of Medical Education, Saint Michael's Medical Centre, New York Medical College, Newark, NJ, USA.
Kok Hoe ChanDepartment of Medical Education, Saint Michael's Medical Centre, New York Medical College, Newark, NJ, USA.
Hossam AbedDepartment of Medical Education, Saint Michael's Medical Centre, New York Medical College, Newark, NJ, USA.
Theodore DaCostaDepartment of Medical Education, Saint Michael's Medical Centre, New York Medical College, Newark, NJ, USA.
Baris VefaliSaint George's University School of Medicine, West Indies.
Ormena JosephDepartment of Medical Education, Saint Michael's Medical Centre, New York Medical College, Newark, NJ, USA.
Jihad SlimDepartment of Medical Education, Saint Michael's Medical Centre, New York Medical College, Newark, NJ, USA.
Theodore DaCostaDepartment of Medical Education, Saint Michael's Medical Centre, New York Medical College, Newark, NJ, USA.
Addi SuleimanDepartment of Medical Education, Saint Michael's Medical Centre, New York Medical College, Newark, NJ, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is one of the forefronts of minimally invasive modalities with excellent safety records and tremendous capability but despite its accolades and functions, there are still very rare complications including air embolism. It is a life-threatening condition that could lead to a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. However, there are limited data for incidence of air embolism in association with gastrointestinal endoscopy. Diagnosis of air embolism after or during gastrointestinal endoscopy might be a difficult task due to overlapping presentations with anesthesia effects on the cardiopulmonary and the neurological systems, as a result, there should be increased awareness allowing clinicians to quickly rule out air embolism in patient with altered mental status or cardiopulmonary changes after or during gastrointestinal endoscopy. Herein, we report a unique case of cerebral air embolism after EGD in a 79-year-old female patient. In addition, we also performed a systematic review of cases based on PRISMA guideline, with the aim to investigate the demographics and clinical outcomes associated with this complication. This systematic review of cases hopes to increase the awareness about this rare entity.

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Cerebral air embolismEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyEndoscopyGas embolismLiterature review

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PMID34434442
PMCPMC8383579

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