Case Report

A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Removal: Cerebral Air Embolism

Volume: 9 Number: 1 May 31, 2024
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A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Removal: Cerebral Air Embolism

Abstract

Cerebral air embolism (CAE) is a rare complication of dialysis catheter use. Although CAE often occurs after central venous catheter (CVC) insertion, it has also been reported to rarely occur as a result of CVC removal. A 67-year-old male patient was quickly brought to the emergency room after he experienced altered consciousness, inability to speak, and weakness on the right side immediately after removal of the CVC inserted into the right jugular vein while the patient was in a sitting position. In his examination, he had confusion and spontaneous eye opening; there was no cooperation; left upper and lower extremities were plegic; and he had left plantar reflex (PR) extensor response. In the brain computed tomography (CT), air images were found in the right cerebral hemisphere, occipital region, and right temporal region. Thorax CT revealed air density within the lumen in the right jugular vein. Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffusion restriction in the right parietal lobe posterior, especially in the subcortical area, consistent with pronounced subacute ischemia. The patient was diagnosed with CAE, and hyperbaric oxygen was started for his treatment. The patient was intubated upon worsening in the follow-ups and taken to the intensive care unit.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Emergency Medicine

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

May 31, 2024

Submission Date

April 18, 2024

Acceptance Date

May 8, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Mutlu, H., Sert, E. T., Kokulu, K., & Yazıcı, R. (2024). A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Removal: Cerebral Air Embolism. Turkish Medical Journal, 9(1), 27-31. https://izlik.org/JA72CN65PE
AMA
1.Mutlu H, Sert ET, Kokulu K, Yazıcı R. A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Removal: Cerebral Air Embolism. TMJ. 2024;9(1):27-31. https://izlik.org/JA72CN65PE
Chicago
Mutlu, Hüseyin, Ekrem Taha Sert, Kamil Kokulu, and Ramiz Yazıcı. 2024. “A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Removal: Cerebral Air Embolism”. Turkish Medical Journal 9 (1): 27-31. https://izlik.org/JA72CN65PE.
EndNote
Mutlu H, Sert ET, Kokulu K, Yazıcı R (May 1, 2024) A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Removal: Cerebral Air Embolism. Turkish Medical Journal 9 1 27–31.
IEEE
[1]H. Mutlu, E. T. Sert, K. Kokulu, and R. Yazıcı, “A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Removal: Cerebral Air Embolism”, TMJ, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 27–31, May 2024, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA72CN65PE
ISNAD
Mutlu, Hüseyin - Sert, Ekrem Taha - Kokulu, Kamil - Yazıcı, Ramiz. “A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Removal: Cerebral Air Embolism”. Turkish Medical Journal 9/1 (May 1, 2024): 27-31. https://izlik.org/JA72CN65PE.
JAMA
1.Mutlu H, Sert ET, Kokulu K, Yazıcı R. A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Removal: Cerebral Air Embolism. TMJ. 2024;9:27–31.
MLA
Mutlu, Hüseyin, et al. “A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Removal: Cerebral Air Embolism”. Turkish Medical Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, May 2024, pp. 27-31, https://izlik.org/JA72CN65PE.
Vancouver
1.Hüseyin Mutlu, Ekrem Taha Sert, Kamil Kokulu, Ramiz Yazıcı. A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Removal: Cerebral Air Embolism. TMJ [Internet]. 2024 May 1;9(1):27-31. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA72CN65PE

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