Massive pulmonary embolism in a patient undergoing Cesarean delivery

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 582-585

  Ayad, Sabry ^a   Tetzlaff, John E ^b,c  

^a FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Cesarean hysterectomy; Hypercoagulability; Obstetrical anesthesia; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; CARBOPROST TROMETAMOL; CISATRACURIUM; ENOXAPARIN; FENTANYL; HEPARIN; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIDAZOLAM; MISOPROSTOL; SCOPOLAMINE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; HYPOKINESIA; HYSTERECTOMY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

EID: 84867781689     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: 18734529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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