Seizure following removal of Swan Ganz Catheter

authors:

avatar Alireza Jahangirifard ORCID 1 , * , avatar SeyedBashir Mirtajani ORCID 2 , avatar Behrooz Farzanegan 3 , avatar Alireza Jahangirifard ORCID 4 , avatar Zargham Hossein Ahmadi 5

Chronic Respiratory Disease Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mycobacteriology Research Center (MRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tracheal Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences ,Tehran ,Iran.
Masih Deveshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Lung transplant Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Journal of Cellular & Molecular Anesthesia: Vol.5, issue 3; e149616
article type: Case Report
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v5i3.29984

how to cite: Jahangirifard A, Mirtajani S, Farzanegan B, Jahangirifard A, Ahmadi Z H. Seizure following removal of Swan Ganz Catheter. J Cell Mol Anesth. 2020;5(3):e149616. https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v5i3.29984.

Abstract

Venous air embolism (VAE) is an infrequent incident with fatal consequences during insertion or removal of central venous catheters. It is befalling when air or gas arrives at the vascular system. In this case report, we present a case of a 38-year-old female patient with an air embolism after removal of the Swan Ganz catheter that caused the seizure and cardiac arrest. There is an overview of the causes and ways to prevent VAE in the patient