CHICAGO — Ocular venous air embolism, a very rare complication of vitrectomy, is almost always fatal, yet some retina specialists have not heard of it. The complication can kill in less than a minute, ...

Acute venous embolism and thrombosis are both conditions that disrupt blood flow. Treatment may involve medications or surgery. Blood clot formation is a protective mechanism that helps prevent excess ...

Joseph Kelsey came to Rochester for surgical repair of an abdominal aneurysm in December 2004. Days after successful surgery, the Duluth man was dead. An Olmsted County jury now is being asked to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk for venous thromboembolism persisted for up to 4 months after surgery. Absolute risk varied by cancer type ...

A life-threatening risk associated with accessing a patient's bloodstream via haemodialysis central venous catheters has been highlighted by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB). A new ...

Patients with active cancer have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism, which results in substantial morbidity, mortality, and health care expenditures. The Khorana score (range, 0 to 6, with ...

THE occurrence of air embolism during submarine escape training has been very infrequent. In 67,000 ascents from depth in the Escape Training Tank at New London during the past five years, only 7 ...