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Postoperative Venous Air Embolism

*Fellow in Anesthesiology. Department of Anesthesiology, S.U.N.Y. Upstate Medical Center, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York 13210.

Abstract

Venous air embolism can precipitate cardiac arrest if it is of sufficient size to decrease cardiac output seriously. The presence of a central venous pressure (CVP) catheter and a low CVP predispose a patient to the development of a venous air embolism should the catheter somehow become open to air. The following case illustrates a situation in which this occurred.

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