EXPERIMENTAL AIR EMBOLISM
Authors: Joseph B. Wolffe, Harold F. Robertson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Article1 August 1935EXPERIMENTAL AIR EMBOLISMJOSEPH B. WOLFFE, M.D., HAROLD F. ROBERTSON, M.D.JOSEPH B. WOLFFE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HAROLD F. ROBERTSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-2-162 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe literature contains many case reports and a number of experimental studies of air embolism; but opinions still differ widely regarding its clinical significance and its mechanism.Hobart Hare, in 1902, injected 60 c.c. of air into the jugular vein of a dog without the production of any symptoms whatever. In two patients, 2 to 3 c.c. of air were injected into the median basilic vein without ill effects. W. H. 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