A lethal pulmonary embolism during percutaneous vertebroplasty

This case report describes a fatal cardiac arrest during percutaneous vertebroplasty. This serves to remind us that life threatening intraoperative pulmonary embolism may occur in this minimal invasive procedure. Surgical precautions and invasive cardiovascular monitoring may be required in high-ris...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anesthesia and analgesia 2002-10, Vol.95 (4), p.1060-1062
Hauptverfasser: CHEN, Hsueh-Lin, WONG, Chih-Shung, HO, Shung-Tai, CHANG, Fang-Lin, HSU, Che-Hao, WU, Ching-Tang
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Zusammenfassung:This case report describes a fatal cardiac arrest during percutaneous vertebroplasty. This serves to remind us that life threatening intraoperative pulmonary embolism may occur in this minimal invasive procedure. Surgical precautions and invasive cardiovascular monitoring may be required in high-risk patients.
ISSN:0003-2999
1526-7598
DOI:10.1097/00000539-200210000-00049