title: Massive pulmonary thromboembolism during elective spine surgery.
abstract: Massive pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a condition that can still be seen in the operating room despite the use of thromboprophylaxis. A high degree of suspicion of this condition is necessary to achieve an early diagnosis and a rapid treatment to improve patient outcome. We report on a 27-year-old patient who sustained a massive PTE while undergoing a second-stage anterior release and posterior fusion of his thoracolumbar spine for idiopathic scoliosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Anesthesiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. marcomaurtua@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maurtua
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Anupa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deogaonkar
authors.forename: Ehab
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farag
authors.forename: Zeyd
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ebrahim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants