Patient-controlled analgesia masking pulmonary embolus in a postoperative patient.
Meyer
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Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
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D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*