Abstract
Cerebral arterial air embolism (CAAE) has been reported as a rare complication of medical intervention. There has been one reported case of CAAE after the use of an intraosseous infusion (IO) system. We report on a case of CAAE after tibial IO infusion in a 7-month-old girl during resuscitation.
Highlights
Cerebral arterial air embolism (CAAE) has been reported as a rare complication of medical intervention
We present a case of a 7-month-old girl who was admitted to our emergency department; post-mortem computed tomography (CT) showed a CAAE
CAAE is a rare finding; it has been described after medical instrumentation in trauma patients, after mechanical ventilation or resuscitation [2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
Summary
Cerebral arterial air embolism (CAAE) has been reported as a rare complication of medical intervention. We present a case of a 7-month-old girl who was admitted to our emergency department; post-mortem computed tomography (CT) showed a CAAE. R. R. van Rijn Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Centre/Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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