embolus

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He also went on to say that Dr Evans did not have any empirical research to back up his claims about the effects of air embolus.

From BBC

The lung problem, pulmonary emboli, had been dogging him for 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times

"I had multiple clots - emboli in both of my lungs and it was quite serious, a life threatening disease," he said.

From BBC

“He was intubated for 30 days and his admission was further complicated by bilateral pulmonary emboli, ventilator-associated pneumonia, pulmonary hypertension and anemia,” the authors wrote.

From Fox News

Also, imaging for pulmonary emboli was not performed to minimize staff exposure.

From Fox News