Angiology

New findings reported from S.S. Agarwal and co-authors describe advances in angiology

Published in Drug Law Weekly, June 9th, 2009

"Venous air embolism has been reported as a complication of invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures or accidental trauma. Little is known about the incidence of air embolism after minimal intravenous manipulations such as the insertion of a peripheral intravenous cannula," scientists in Belgaum, India report.

"Only when large amounts of air sufficient enough to block the cardiovascular system enter, the patient develops symptoms and signs of severe neurological injury, cardiovascular collapse, or death. The dead body of a 14-year-old boy was brought for postmortem examination with allegations of death from negligence during treatment. He was treated for pain in...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2009-06-09)

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