title: Lethal pulmonary embolisms are avoidable.
authors.affiliation: Volunteer Faculty, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
authors.forename: Barry L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Friedberg
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives