Syncope as a premonitory sign of fatal pulmonary embolism. Two case reports.
Two patients suddenly died of massive pulmonary embolism 3 weeks after hip surgery. In retrospect, several episodes of syncope starting during the first postoperative week were recognized as premonitory signs of the fatal outcome.
Edelson
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Department of Orthopedics, Poriya Government Hospital, Tiberias, Israel.
Reis
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Hettinger
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*