Pulmonary Embolism in Neurosurgical Patients : A Mortality Cases Analysis.
- Author:
Byung Kyu CHO
1
;
Hyun Jip KIM
;
Bo Sung SIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pulmonary embolism;
Deep vein thrombosis;
Predisposing factors;
Prevention
- MeSH:
Causality;
Death, Sudden;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Heart Diseases;
Humans;
Mortality*;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy, Prolonged;
Pulmonary Embolism*;
Veins;
Venous Thrombosis
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1983;12(2):239-243
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary emboli originate from deep vein thrombi which occur frequently in pregnancies, prolonged bed-ridden state, cardiac diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, etc.. The authors analyzed 10 cases of sudden unexplained deaths and found that 4 cases of them probably had pulmonary embolism as a cause of deterioration and death. The estimated pulmonary embolism-related operative mortality was 0.1-0.3% according to the degree of suspicion. Most of the natural course of the disease are rapidly progressive ones and it is sometimes very difficult and impractical to obtain a definite diagnosis due to rapid deterioration and /or sudden death before studies. So the recognition of predisposing factors and prevention in risky patients are stressed.
