Right ventricular air embolism during radiographic evaluation of a pediatric patient for blunt vehicular trauma

J Trauma. 2004 Oct;57(4):890-1. doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000052370.51786.b5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Child, Preschool
  • Contrast Media
  • Embolism, Air / etiology*
  • Embolism, Air / physiopathology
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Injury Severity Score
  • Male
  • Multiple Trauma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Multiple Trauma / surgery
  • Risk Assessment
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / adverse effects*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / etiology*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / physiopathology
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnostic imaging*
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / surgery

Substances

  • Contrast Media