Emergency Care Journal (Nov 2014)

Fatal pulmonary embolism following ankle fracture in a 23-year-old man

  • Stella Charitidou,
  • Theodoros Aslanidis,
  • Stellios Papalexandris

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2014.4473
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 2

Abstract

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Patients with lower extremity injuries are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism. We report a case of fatal pulmonary embolism following a simple ankle fracture in a 23-year-old man. The diagnosis was confirmed post-mortem. The incidence of such complications and the importance of deep venous prophylaxis in such cases are discussed.

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