Cerebral Air Embolism during Hemodialysis: a case report

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Vol. 5 No. 04 (2022): International Journal of Medical Science in Clinical Research and Review

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Safia Othmani
1. Emergency department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis Tunisia
Sarra Jouini
Asma Mallouli
Houyem Zouari
Mouna Jemai
Hana Hedhli

Abstract

Air embolism is a dreadful complication of hemodialysis, with bad prognosis. We reported the case of a 49-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension, and renal failure treated by regular hemodialysis via a right jugular catheter who admitted to the emergency department (ED) for altering her state of consciousness right at the end of the hemodialysis session. A brain computer tomography (CT) scan was performed, showing gas within the right frontal lobe, suggesting an intravascular location of air bubbles. The patient was intubated and she was then transferred for a hyperbaric oxygen therapy, but was dead within 24 hours.

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Othmani, S., Jouini, S., Mallouli, A., Zouari, H., Jemai, M., & Hedhli, H. (2022). Cerebral Air Embolism during Hemodialysis: a case report. International Journal of Medical Science in Clinical Research and Review, 5(04), Page: 216–219. Retrieved from https://ijmscrr.in/index.php/ijmscrr/article/view/212

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