Massive pulmonary embolism during orthopedic surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-120

  Li, Chieh Hung ^a   Lee, Fu Jung ^b   Shih, Yi Ju ^b   Tsai, Tzung Chieh ^b   Peng, Shih Kuei ^b   Luk, Hsiang Ning ^b   Huang, Jen Hsuan ^b  

^a CHANG BING SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Heart arrest; Pulmonary embolism; Transesophageal

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; KNEE FRACTURE; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RESUSCITATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 34548398110     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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