Postmortem computed tomography evaluation of fatal gas embolism due to connection of an intravenous cannula to an oxygen supply

Postmortem computed tomography evaluation of fatal gas embolism due to connection of an intravenous cannula to an oxygen supply

Highlights • We investigated a case of accidental gas embolism at a hospital. • Postmortem CT demonstrated accumulations of gas in the heart and vessels. • The gas distribution suggested the route that the infused gas would have taken. • Postmortem CT was useful for detailed examination of gas embol...

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Veröffentlicht in:Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2017-07, Vol.27, p.1-4
Hauptverfasser: Takahashi, Yoichiro, Sano, Rie, Yasuda, Akiyuki, Kuboya, Eri, Takahashi, Keiko, Kubo, Rieko, Kominato, Yoshihiko, Takei, Hiroyuki, Kobayashi, Susumu, Shimada, Takehiro, Awata, Sachiko, Tokue, Hiroyuki, Hirasawa, Satoshi
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Sprache:eng
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Aged, 80 and over
Autopsy
Cannula
Embolism, Air
Fatal Outcome
Forensic autopsy
Forensic Pathology
Gas embolism
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical safety
Oxygen - administration & dosage
Postmortem computed tomography
Postmortem gas detection
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • We investigated a case of accidental gas embolism at a hospital. • Postmortem CT demonstrated accumulations of gas in the heart and vessels. • The gas distribution suggested the route that the infused gas would have taken. • Postmortem CT was useful for detailed examination of gas embolism.
ISSN:1344-6223
1873-4162
DOI:10.1016/j.legalmed.2017.05.004