• Med Princ Pract · Jan 2019

    Case Reports

    A Case of Massive Cerebral Arterial Air Embolism Induced by Artificial Pneumothorax and Its Analysis.

    • Xiao-Hua Gou, Wei Yang, Yan-Li Zhang, Ya Li, and Xin Wu.
    • Second Department of Respiration, First Central Hospital of Baoding, Baoding, China.
    • Med Princ Pract. 2019 Jan 1; 28 (3): 297-300.

    ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the characteristics of cerebral arterial air embolism.Clinical Presentation And InterventionThe clinical data of a patient with cerebral arterial air embolism induced during artificial pneumothorax were retrospectively analyzed. The patient needed the induction of artificial pneumothorax for medical thoracoscopy but developed hemiplegia and disturbance of consciousness during the induction. Cerebral arterial air embolism was detected by head computed tomography.ConclusionArtificial pneumothorax may induce cerebral arterial air embolism.© 2018 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.

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