Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac Computed Tomography and the Presence of Intravascular Air: A Patient Safety Study

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 14; no. 14; p. 4842
• Main Authors: Samji, Karim Bahadurali, Chandrarathna, G. Sanjaya, Khan, Wasim, Jones, Hefin, Owen, Richard, Vethanayagam, Dilini
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 08.07.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Air embolism; Contrast media; CT imaging; Diagnosis; Embolisms; Heart; Iatrogenesis; Medical examination; Methods; Patient safety; Risk factors; Statistical analysis; Tomography; Canada; procedural air emboli; risk management; patient safety; right-to-left shunts; quality improvement; contrast-enhanced computed tomography

Background/Objectives: Air embolism on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) scans may have significant consequences, particularly if a right-to-left shunt is present, as seen in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. We sought to evaluate the frequency of CECT-associated air emboli in a sing...