• J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis · Oct 2015

    Presence of Gyriform Air Predicts Unfavorable Outcome in Venous Catheter-Related Cerebral Air Embolism.

    • Chih-Kuang Cheng, Ting-Yu Chang, Chi-Hung Liu, Chien-Hung Chang, Kuo-Lun Huang, Shy-Chyi Chin, Hsiu-Chuan Wu, Yeu-Jhy Chang, and Tsong-Hai Lee.
    • Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
    • J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2015 Oct 1; 24 (10): 2189-95.

    BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the clinical predictors of unfavorable prognosis in patients with venous catheter-related cerebral air embolism.MethodsAn extensive review of English literature was performed to obtain reports on cerebral air embolism published between January 1982 and July 2014 through PubMed, Journal at Ovid, and Web of Science using the Mesh terms and keywords "cerebral air embolism" and "cerebral gas embolism." Reports not fulfilling the diagnosis of cerebral air embolism and iterant articles were excluded. Demographics, clinical manifestations, and imaging findings were recorded. The air distribution on initial brain computed tomography (CT) was recorded as gyriform air (GF), cavernous sinus bubble, venous sinus bubble, and parenchymal and subarachnoid bubble. The enrolled subjects were further divided into favorable and unfavorable outcome groups for analyses.ResultsOf the 33 cases enrolled, 31 had documented follow-up outcomes, including 14 with favorable and 17 with unfavorable prognoses. Patients with unfavorable outcome had older onset age (67.5 ± 15.8 versus 46.7 ± 17.0 years, P < .001), higher frequency of GF on brain CT (58.8% versus 0%, P < .01), initial consciousness disturbance (100% versus 42.9%, P < .001), and hemiparesis (100% versus 42.9%, P < .001), but lower frequency of cardiopulmonary symptoms (5.9% versus 64.3%, P < .01). In patients with central venous catheter-related cerebral air embolism, the retrograde mechanism had a tendency for worse outcomes (43.8% versus 0%, P = .023).ConclusionsIn patients with venous catheter-related cerebral air embolism, the presence of GF on brain CT imaging, old age, initial conscious disturbance, and hemiparesis may predict unfavorable outcomes.Copyright © 2015 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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