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 2024/10/04 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.