TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pulmonary Embolism A1 - Parekh, Raj N. A1 - Dao, Hiep A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2016 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam AB - Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a process where a clot, usually blood, forms within the body and eventually travels to the pulmonary vasculature. The clinical presentation of PE ranges from lack of symptoms to acute hemodynamic compromise and death. Operations that demonstrate a higher incidence of pulmonary embolism include acute spinal cord injury, trauma, neurosurgery, hip fracture repair, total knee arthroplasty, and total hip arthroplasty. Because of its sometimes vague symptomatology, clinicians should maintain a high level of clinical suspicion for a possible intraoperative PE. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135740402 ER -