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Arch Pediatr
; 15(12): 1772-4, 2008 Dec.
Artigo
em Francês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18976890
RESUMO
A fatal pulmonary air embolism, confirmed by an oriented necropsy, is described in a 25-day-old premature and small-for-gestational-age neonate. The embolism was suspected after air bubbles were detected in the infusion line. The air bubbles originated from a male Luer-lock to male Luer-lock connector, which was part of a specific assembly of the perfusion line. A solution to this problem is thereby proposed. We recommend caution in using complex infusion line assemblies because such complications are probably underestimated.