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Fatal air embolism following local anaesthetisation: does needle size matter?
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    Re:Comment to "Fatal air embolism following local anaesthetisation: does needle size matter?

    I greatly appreciate the well-advised comments from the reader on my case report, ''Fatal air embolism following local anaesthetisation: does needle size matter?''. (1) They discuss the significance of proper positioning prior to performing the biopsy. While having the appropriate hemithorax in ipsilateral-dependent position certainly minimizes the motion and reduces the risk of air embolism as the core biopsy needle tra...

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    Comment to "Fatal air embolism following local anaesthetisation: does needle size matter?

    I read with interest your case report (1), however I have to make the critical comment, that patient position in your case indeed was one essential factor of air embolism. You attempted to biopsy a lung nodule of the left lower lobe in dorso- lateral position with patient placed in prone oblique position on the right side. You should have placed patient in ipsilateral-dependent position, in other words on the side of the n...

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