title: [Pulmonary thromboembolism: a typical case and its management].
abstract: Pulmonary embolism (PE) has recently had important developments in its approach. The authors present a case report of a 76 year-old woman with a massive PE after orthopaedic surgery. The approach of this case raises some of the new issues concerning the disease, which are reviewed in the discussion.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina 2 do Hospital do Espírito Santo-Evora.
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: de Abreu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Correia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*