Infant death due to air embolism from peripheral venous infusion

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 183-188

  Sowell, Matthew W ^a   Lovelady, Cari L ^b   Brogdon, B G ^b   Wecht, Cyril H ^c  

^a University of South Alabama Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CARLOW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air embolism; Embolism; Forensic science; Infantile death from peripheral air; Splenoportal air

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PATHOLOGY; PEDIATRIC WARD; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

EMBOLISM, AIR; FATAL OUTCOME; FLUID THERAPY; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33845891876     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00307.x     Document Type: Review

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