RT Book, Section
A1 Parekh, Raj N.
A1 Dao, Hiep
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135740402
T1 Pulmonary Embolism
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641770
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135740402
RD 2024/04/24
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.