Fall Danielle, Smith Tyler, Prazak Ann Marie, Cizman Ziga, Iravani Aidin
Department of Internal Medicine, Devision of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, 50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Jan 13;18(3):1261-1263. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.12.052. eCollection 2023 Mar.
A 74-year-old female with history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and uterine adenocarcinoma presented for CT-guided lung biopsy that was ultimately complicated by an arterial air embolus requiring intensive care. Systemic air embolism is a very rare event but can be devastating. Prompt recognition can be difficult due to an often-vague presentation but is essential and should be considered upon rapid deterioration of a patient's status following high risk procedures. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is preferred; however, if this is unavailable, additional treatments are predominately supportive care with 100% supplemental oxygen, rapid volume expansion, and ionotropic medications as needed.
一名74岁女性,有2型糖尿病、高血压和子宫腺癌病史,因CT引导下肺活检就诊,最终并发动脉空气栓塞,需要重症监护。全身性空气栓塞是一种非常罕见的事件,但可能是毁灭性的。由于表现往往模糊不清,及时识别可能很困难,但这至关重要,在高风险手术后患者病情迅速恶化时应予以考虑。高压氧治疗是首选;然而,如果无法进行高压氧治疗,其他治疗主要是支持性护理,包括按需给予100%补充氧气、快速扩容和使用血管活性药物。