Pulmonary thromboembolism occurred immediately after leg elevation under induction of general anesthesia in a patient with femur fracture : A case report.
- Author:
In Su JANG
1
;
Hyung Tae KIM
;
Seon Kyeong AN
;
Young Eun KWON
;
Jun Hak LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea. ingwei@nate.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
general anesthesia;
orthopedic;
pulmonary thromboembolism
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Female;
Femur;
Humans;
Leg;
Orthopedics;
Pulmonary Embolism
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2009;4(2):129-132
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary embolism is a fatal complication of major operation. But early detection of pulmonary thromboembolism during general anesthesia is not easy because clinical manifestations of pulmonary thromboembolism are nonspecific during general anesthesia. So the prevention of pulmonary thromboembolism is important for the high risk patients. We experienced a case of pulmonary thromboembolism which occurred in an old female patient with femur fracture immediately after leg elevation following induction of general anesthesia.
