Intracardiac Air Embolism in the Newborn: Presentation of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Intracardiac air embolism is a rare but potentially life threatening event with a very high mortality. It should be suspected in any infant with sudden cardiopulmonary decompensation. Hereby, we describe cases of two preterm neonates with sudden cardiopulmonary decompensation. Retrospectively, it wa...

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Main Authors: Shilpa Kalane, Sheela Patil, Rajan Joshi, Uday Devaskar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11116/30206_CE(_)_F(AK)_PF1_(BT_AC_RA_SL)_PFA(MJ_GG)_PN(AP).pdf