Thromboembolism in Pulmonary Arteries Following Knee Arthroscopy under Spinal Anesthesia.
10.4097/kjae.1995.28.6.862
- Author:
Yang Sik SHIN
1
;
Jae Hyung KIM
;
Sung Jae KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary thromboembolism;
Spinal anesthesia;
Arthroscopy
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, Spinal*;
Arthroscopy*;
Autopsy;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Knee*;
Pulmonary Artery*;
Pulmonary Embolism;
Resuscitation;
Tetracaine;
Thromboembolism*
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1995;28(6):862-865
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thromboembolism, as a potentially lethal complication especially occured in pulmonary arteries, is uncommon in patients undergone arthroscopy. We describe a case of pulmonary thromboembolism that accurred after a diagnostic knee arthroscopy under spinal anesthesia with the isobaric tetracaine. Cardiopulmonary collapse occurred suddenly on the postoperative 2nd day and resuscitation was unsuccessful. Definitive diagnosis was made at autopsy. On the review of literatures, two cases of thromboembolism following arthroscopy under spinal anesthesia have been previously reported, but fatal case has not.
