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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
* The prevalence of air [[embolism]] is approximately 2.65 per 100,000 hospitalizations.<ref>{{Cite journal | |||
| author = [[Jacques Bessereau]], [[Nicolas Genotelle]], [[Cendrine Chabbaut]], [[Anne Huon]], [[Alexis Tabah]], [[Jerome Aboab]], [[Sylvie Chevret]] & [[Djillali Annane]] | |||
| title = Long-term outcome of iatrogenic gas embolism | |||
| journal = [[Intensive care medicine]] | |||
| volume = 36 | |||
| issue = 7 | |||
| pages = 1180–1187 | |||
| year = 2010 | |||
| month = July | |||
| doi = 10.1007/s00134-010-1821-9 | |||
| pmid = 20221749 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
* The prevalence of air embolism is approximately 7 per 100,000 divers.<ref>{{Cite journal | |||
| author = [[D. R. Leitch]] & [[R. D. Green]] | |||
| title = Pulmonary barotrauma in divers and the treatment of cerebral arterial gas embolism | |||
| journal = [[Aviation, space, and environmental medicine]] | |||
| volume = 57 | |||
| issue = 10 Pt 1 | |||
| pages = 931–938 | |||
| year = 1986 | |||
| month = October | |||
| pmid = 3778391 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
===Age=== | |||
*Patients of all age groups may develop Air [[embolism]]. | |||
===Gender=== | |||
*Air [[embolism]] affects men and women equally. | |||
===Race=== | |||
*There is no racial predilection for Air [[embolism]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
- The prevalence of air embolism is approximately 2.65 per 100,000 hospitalizations.[1]
- The prevalence of air embolism is approximately 7 per 100,000 divers.[2]
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop Air embolism.
Gender
- Air embolism affects men and women equally.
Race
- There is no racial predilection for Air embolism.
References
- ↑ Jacques Bessereau, Nicolas Genotelle, Cendrine Chabbaut, Anne Huon, Alexis Tabah, Jerome Aboab, Sylvie Chevret & Djillali Annane (2010). "Long-term outcome of iatrogenic gas embolism". Intensive care medicine. 36 (7): 1180–1187. doi:10.1007/s00134-010-1821-9. PMID 20221749. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ D. R. Leitch & R. D. Green (1986). "Pulmonary barotrauma in divers and the treatment of cerebral arterial gas embolism". Aviation, space, and environmental medicine. 57 (10 Pt 1): 931–938. PMID 3778391. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help)