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Pulmonary vascular air embolism is a rare, and almost invariably fatal complication of positive
pressure ventilation of newborn infants. There have only been 53 cases described in the world
literature to date.
We have experienced a case of pulmonary vascular air embolism in a premature newborn as a
complication of mechanical ventilation during the course of respiratory distress syndrome.
The pathophysiology and clinical characteristics of... |
