Fatal pulmonary embolus after shoulder arthroplasty.
Pulmonary embolus after upper-extremity surgery is a rare complication of upper extremity surgery. A case of a fatal pulmonary embolus after shoulder arthroplasty is reported. The embolus originated from a lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis. The cause of the deep venous thrombosis and subsequent pulmonary embolus was attributed to prolonged immobilization in the perioperative period.
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Department of Orthopaedics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D001178:Arthroplasty; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications