Venous air embolism (VAE) produced by entry of air from a peripheral intravenous catheter
due to improper flushing of the set line has been reported in veterinary medicine.
Two cases related to the use of an infusion pump have been described in humans (
Adhikari and Massey, 1998
,
Sowell et al., 2007
) and here we report a case in a dog.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: January 14, 2017
Accepted:
February 26,
2016
Received:
November 20,
2015
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