Air embolism after CT-guided transthoracic interventional operation: Is it necessary to change the patient's position to prevent embolized air from entering the systemic circulation.
IF 3.4 4区 医学Q3 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
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Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the influence of the patient's position on the entry of embolized air into the systemic circulation after air embolism (AE).
Materials and methods: 116 patients with AE were selected as study subjects, including 81 patients undergoing CT-guided transthoracic biopsy and 35 patients undergoing CT-guided localization of pulmonary nodule before video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. While maintaining the patient's original position, 94 out of 116 patients underwent at least one follow-up CT within 5 to 15 minutes after AE. The following two situations were considered as embolized air entering into systemic circulation: (1) CT showed air in the aorta and/or branches; (2) Follow-up CT showed a decrease or disappearance of air in the left heart.
Results: The positions of the 116 patients with AE included 6 in supine position (SP), 70 in prone position (PP), 20 in left lateral decubitus position (LLDP) and 20 in right lateral decubitus position (RLDP). Embolized air entering the systemic circulation occurred in 33.3% (2/6) patients in SP, 47.1% (33/70) patients in PP, 70% (14/20) patients in LLDP, and 55% (11/20) patients in RLDP. The difference is not statistically significant (χ2=4.16, p = 0.24).
Conclusions: The proportion of embolized air entering the systemic circulation is similar among patients in SP, PP, LLDP and RLDP within 5-15 minutes after AE. The above four positions can not effectively prevent the embolized air from entering the systemic circulation.
Advances in knowledge: Embolized air enters the systemic circulation within a few minutes in about half of patients with AE. Within 5-15 minutes after AE, the proportion of embolized air entering the systemic circulation is similar among patients in SP, PP, LLDP, and RLDP. Changing the patient's position after AE can not prevent embolized air from entering the systemic circulation.
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BJR is the international research journal of the British Institute of Radiology and is the oldest scientific journal in the field of radiology and related sciences.
Dating back to 1896, BJR’s history is radiology’s history, and the journal has featured some landmark papers such as the first description of Computed Tomography "Computerized transverse axial tomography" by Godfrey Hounsfield in 1973. A valuable historical resource, the complete BJR archive has been digitized from 1896.
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