SynthesisDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)2023
Risk factors for air embolism following computed tomography-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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- Emergency management of cerebral air gas embolism as a complication of CT-guided lung biopsy.BJR case reports · 2026Article
- Systemic Air Embolism Following CT-Guided Percutaneous Lung Procedures: An Imaging Analysis of Divergent Neurological Outcomes.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Determinants of Pneumothorax and Alveolar Hemorrhage After CT-Guided Lung Biopsy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Clinical report of severe sequelae caused by air embolism during CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy May Increase Recurrence in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Systemic gas embolism in three cases of CT-guided percutaneous lung puncture under general anesthesia: case reports and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- The application of CT-free electromagnetic navigation-guided percutaneous puncture localization of pulmonary nodules.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Non-thrombotic pulmonary emboli: imaging findings and differential diagnoses.Japanese journal of radiology · 2025Review
- Air embolism in the skull and spine as a result of a pulmonary space-occupying lesion biopsy via percutaneous puncture: a case report.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- The TSANZ Practical Guide for Clinicians in the Management of Screen- and Incidentally-Detected Nodules.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2025Review
- Systemic Air Embolism Leading to Cardiorespiratory Arrest Following a CT-Guided Biopsy: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Coronary Artery Air Embolism After CT-Guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsy: How do we Deal with a Life-Threatening Complication?Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2025Article
- Bubbles in my heart-systemic air embolism after CT-guided transthoracic biopsy of a pulmonary nodule.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2024Article
- CT-Guided Transthoracic Core-Needle Biopsy of Pulmonary Nodules: Current Practices, Efficacy, and Safety Considerations.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Conventional versus cone-beam computed tomography in lung biopsy: diagnostic performance, risks, and the advantages of tract embolization with gelfoam particle suspension.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Computed-Tomography-Guided Lung Biopsy: A Practice-Oriented Document on Techniques and Principles and a Review of the Literature.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Optimizing Precision: A Trajectory Tract Reference Approach to Minimize Complications in CT-Guided Transthoracic Core Biopsy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Enhancing precision in lung tumor ablation through innovations in CT-guided technique and angle control.Thoracic cancer · 2024Article
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- Combination Analysis ofJournal of Korean medical science · 2024Article
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Abstract
To quantitatively analyze the risk factors for air embolism following computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) and qualitatively review their characteristics. The databases of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Wanfang Data, VIP information, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure were searched on January 4, 2021, for studies reporting the occurrence of air embolisms following CT-guided PTNB. After study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment, the characteristics of the included cases were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed. A total of 154 cases of air embolism following CT-guided PTNB were reported. The reported incidence was 0.06% to 4.80%, and 35 (22.73%) patients were asymptomatic. An unconscious or unresponsive state was the most common symptom (29.87%). Air was most commonly found in the left ventricle (44.81%), and 104 (67.53%) patients recovered without sequelae. Air location (
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