Systemic vascular air embolus following CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy: a potentially fatal complication

Pia Iben Pietersen; Gitte Maria Jørgensen; Anders Christiansen

doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-240406

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Systemic vascular air embolus following CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy: a potentially fatal complication

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Pia Iben Pietersen Department of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University, Odense, DenmarkSimulation Center (SimC), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gitte Maria Jørgensen Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anders Christiansen Department of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University, Odense, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Pia Iben Pietersen; pia.iben.pietersen3{at}rsyd.dk

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Pietersen PI, Jørgensen GM, Christiansen A

Systemic vascular air embolus following CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy: a potentially fatal complication

BMJ Case Reports CP 2021;14:e240406.

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Accepted April 22, 2021
First published May 12, 2021.

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January 24, 2024

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