Intraoperative Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosed by Rescue Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Morbidly Obese Patient Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery following Motor Vehicle Crash

Joint Authors

Lam, Patrick H.
Milam, Adam J.
Ley, Eric J.
Yumul, Roya
Durra, Omar

Source

Case Reports in Anesthesiology

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-05-26

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

A case of intraoperative pulmonary embolism diagnosed by rescue transesophageal echocardiography in a morbidly obese patient undergoing orthopedic surgery following motor vehicle crash, who developed acute and persistent tachycardia, hypotension, and reduction of end-tidal CO2 during general and regional anesthesia, is described.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Lam, Patrick H.& Milam, Adam J.& Ley, Eric J.& Yumul, Roya& Durra, Omar. 2019. Intraoperative Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosed by Rescue Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Morbidly Obese Patient Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery following Motor Vehicle Crash. Case Reports in Anesthesiology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Lam, Patrick H.…[et al.]. Intraoperative Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosed by Rescue Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Morbidly Obese Patient Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery following Motor Vehicle Crash. Case Reports in Anesthesiology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Lam, Patrick H.& Milam, Adam J.& Ley, Eric J.& Yumul, Roya& Durra, Omar. Intraoperative Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosed by Rescue Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Morbidly Obese Patient Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery following Motor Vehicle Crash. Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133433

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1133433