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29-01-2025 | Cerebral Air Embolism | Images in Cardiovascular Intervention

Cerebral air embolism after accidental air injection into a radial artery sheath

Authors: Nick Winter, Raoul André Fakkert, Robert Paul Weenink

Published in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics

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The purpose of radial artery compression devices (RACD) is to occlude the arterial puncture site following coronary angiography (CAG), thereby preventing bleeding while maintaining adequate blood flow to the hand. This paper details two incidents where air was inadvertently introduced into the radial artery sheath rather than into the RACD, leading to cerebral air embolism (CAE). …
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Metadata
Title
Cerebral air embolism after accidental air injection into a radial artery sheath
Authors
Nick Winter
Raoul André Fakkert
Robert Paul Weenink
Publication date
29-01-2025
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Published in
Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics
Print ISSN: 1868-4300
Electronic ISSN: 1868-4297
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-025-01097-7

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