Paritosh Sharma, MRCS, John E. Pilling, MRCS, Wael I. Awad, FRCS(CTh)

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Cerebral air embolism after noninvasive ventilation postpulmonary wedge resection Paritosh Sharma, MRCS, John E. Pilling, MRCS, Wael I. Awad, FRCS(CTh) The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 134, Issue 1, Pages 262-263 (July 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.12.050 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Computed tomographic scan of brain (A) immediately after seizures showing multiple focal hypodensities compatible with air in the subarachnoid space and (B) 7 days postoperatively showing extensive ischemic changes and edema in both cerebral hemispheres. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 134, 262-263DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.12.050) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions