"Embolism, Air" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Blocking of a blood vessel by air bubbles that enter the circulatory system, usually after TRAUMA; surgical procedures, or changes in atmospheric pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D004618
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.355.350.254
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| Concept/Terms |
Embolism, Air- Embolism, Air
- Embolism, Gas
- Embolisms, Gas
- Gas Embolism
- Gas Embolisms
- Air Embolism
- Air Embolisms
- Embolisms, Air
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Embolism, Air" by people in Profiles.
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Extensive pneumatosis intestinalis and portal venous gas mimicking mesenteric ischaemia in a patient with SARS-CoV-2. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2020 Jul; 102(6):e145-e147.
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Stroke After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Incidence, Pathogenesis, and Outcomes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 07 02; 8(13):e013032.
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Massive Air Embolism Caused by a Central Venous Catheter During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2019 Mar; 51(1):9-11.
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Pneumatosis intestinalis and hepatic portal venous gas associated with gas-forming bacterial translocation due to postoperative paralytic ileus: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jan; 98(2):e14079.
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Spontaneous pulmonary air embolism in a child undergoing procedural deep sedation: case report and review of the literature. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2018 11; 22(22):7916-7919.
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Cerebral air embolism after colonoscopy. Med Clin (Barc). 2018 09 14; 151(5):212-213.
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Fatal air embolism in hospital confirmed by autopsy and postmortem computed tomography. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2018 06; 14(2):251-254.
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Systemic air embolism as a complication of percutaneous lung biopsy. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2018 Feb 02; 79(2):106-107.
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Complications of CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy : A short report on current literature and a case of systemic air embolism. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2018 Apr; 130(7-8):288-292.
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Massive air embolism from central venous catheter during veno-arterial ECMO therapy. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2018 Jun; 37(3):271-272.