TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Delayed lethal pulmonary air embolism after a gunshot head injury
JO  - BMJ case reports
A1  - Brune, Jakob Emanuel
A1  - Kaech, Denis Laurent
A1  - Wyler, Daniel
A1  - Jeker, Raphael
SP  - bcr
EP  - 2017
VL  - 2018
IS  - 
N2  - We present a case of a young male patient with a fatal pulmonary air embolism following a penetrating gunshot head injury. He suffered from severe head trauma including a laceration of the superior sagittal sinus. Operative neurosurgical intervention did not establish a watertight closure of the wounds. Eight days after the trauma, the patient suddenly collapsed and died after an attempt to mobilise him to the vertical. Forensic autopsy indicated pulmonary air embolism as the cause of death. Retrospectively, we postulate an entry of air to the venous system via the incompletely occluded wounds and the lacerated superior sagittal sinus while mobilisation to the vertical created a negative pressure in the dural sinus.<br><br>© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2018. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1757-790X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-223545
ID  - ref1
ER  -