Cerebral Air Embolism as a Complication of Subcutaneous Injection

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Cerebral Air Embolism as a Complication of Subcutaneous Injection Hajime Yano, MD, Ryota Sato, MD, Sarah Kyuragi Luthe, MD, Sandra Y. Moody, MD, BSN, Toshio Fukutake, MD, PhD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 130, Issue 10, Pages e443-e444 (October 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.04.027 Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Whole-body computed tomography shows air bubbles (arrows) in the anterior external vertebral venous plexus at level C3–C4, the sixth left intercostal vein, and the subcutaneous tissue around the spine at level Th6. The American Journal of Medicine 2017 130, e443-e444DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.04.027) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions