Pulmonary embolism as a cause of cardiac arrest in a patient after a stroke

Pulmonary embolism as a cause of cardiac arrest in a patient after a stroke

Stroke is a medical condition in which the blood supply to the brain is interrupted or reduced. Early in-hospital complications following a stroke are not only pneumonia, increased intracranial pressure and intracerebral bleeding, but also pulmonary embolism (PE). The main cause of PE is venous thro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Liječnički vjesnik 2023-04, Vol.145 (Supp 2), p.79-79
Hauptverfasser: Parać, Ena, Herceg, Stjepan, Boban, Marin, Negovetić, Paola, Borščak Tolić, Nikolina
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
pulmonary embolism
stroke
thrombolysis
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Zusammenfassung:Stroke is a medical condition in which the blood supply to the brain is interrupted or reduced. Early in-hospital complications following a stroke are not only pneumonia, increased intracranial pressure and intracerebral bleeding, but also pulmonary embolism (PE). The main cause of PE is venous thromboembolism developed in a paralyzed lower extremity after a stroke.
ISSN:0024-3477
1849-2177
DOI:10.26800/LV-145-supl2-CR65