Clinical Fellow Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine LHSC, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada Regional Anesthesia Department, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine LHSC, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada Associate Professor, Director Department Neuroanesthesia, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine LHSC, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada * Please cite this article as: Giraldo M, Lopera LM, Arango M. Embolismo aéreo venoso en neurocirugía. Rev Colomb Anestesiol. 2015;43:40-44. **Corresponding author at: 339 Windermere Road, London, Ontario, Canada N6A5A5. E-mail address: mauro1975@gmail.com M. Giraldo. Venous air embolism is a potentially serious neurosurgical complication. Every neurosurgical procedure is at risk of developing the condition but the sitting and semi-sitting position represent a higher risk.
Departamento de Anestesia Cardíaca y Neuroanestesia, Departamento de Anestesiología y Medicina Perioperatoria LHSC, Western University, London, Ontario, Canadá Departamento de Anestesia Regional, Departamento de Anestesiología y Medicina Perioperatoria LHSC, Western University, London, Ontario, Canadá Profesor asociado.