• J. Forensic Sci. · Jul 2005

    The potential of venous air embolism ascending retrograde to the brain.

    • Christoph J Schlimp, Thomas Loimer, Michael Rieger, Wolfgang Lederer, and Michael B Schmidts.
    • Dept. of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria. christoph.schlimp@uibk.ac.at
    • J. Forensic Sci. 2005 Jul 1;50(4):906-9.

    AbstractA bench study was performed to investigate the potential of air bubbles entering a central vein via a central venous catheter to ascend retrograde to the brain. The results support the hypothesis that air bubbles may rise retrograde against the venous blood flow, depending on bubble size, central vein diameter and cardiac output. A review of radiological findings in published case reports indicates that the occurrence of retrograde cerebral air embolism is underestimated.

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