Enhancing vigilance for cerebral air embolism after pneumonectomy: a case report

Abstract Background Vascular air embolism (VAE) is a rare but important complication that has not been paid enough attention to in the medical process such as surgery and anesthesia. Case presentation We report for the first time that a 54-year-old male patient with central lung cancer developed sev...

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Main Authors: Yijun Mo, Lina Lin, Jun Yan, Chenghua Zhong, Jun Kuang, Quanwei Guo, Dongfang Li, Mengxi Wu, Zesen Sui, Jianhua Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01358-6