Pulmonary embolism developing during recovery period of total abdominal hysterectomy: A case report
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
;
: 338-342, 2010.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-72917
ABSTRACT
Pulmonary embolism is a not uncommon perioperative complication that results in substantial morbidity and mortality. However prompt diagnosis is difficult because clinical symptoms and signs of pulmonary embolism are not completely obvious. We report a case of severe pulmonary embolism on the first postoperative day of total abdominal hysterectomy in a patient transfused preoperatively for iron deficiency anemia caused by menorrhagia. We diagnosed pulmonary embolism by echocardiogram and chest spiral computerized tomography and the patient was moved to the intensive care unit. Tissue plasminogen activator was given and followed by continuous heparin infusion but the patient did not improve. He developed multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and died on the seventh postoperative day.
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Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Pulmonary Embolism
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Thorax
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Heparin
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Tissue Plasminogen Activator
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Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
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Tomography, Spiral Computed
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Hysterectomy
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Intensive Care Units
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Anemia
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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