The neuroanesthesiologist plays a key role in the management of the venous air embolism, from diagnosis to treatment. This article reviews the literature on air embolism in terms of its incidence, etiology, diagnosis and therapy.
Director del Departamento de Neuroanestesia, Director del programa de subespecialidades en Anestesia, Departamento de Anestesiología y Medicina Perioperatoria LHSC, Western University, London, Ontario, Canadá