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

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

doi:10.1155/2019/2429194

Case Reports in Anesthesiology (Jan 2019)

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

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

Affiliations

Patrick H. Lam: Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Adam J. Milam: Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Eric J. Ley: Department of Trauma Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Roya Yumul: Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Omar Durra: Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/2429194
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2019

Abstract

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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.

Published in Case Reports in Anesthesiology

ISSN: 2090-6382 (Print); 2090-6390 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Anesthesiology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7073

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