Saddle pulmonary embolus resulting in cardiovascular collapse requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a postoperative patient with endometrial cancer

• Autors principals: David Samuel (Autor), Gregory M. Gressel (Autor), Sara Isani (Autor), Akiva P. Novetsky (Autor), Nicole S. Nevadunsky (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Elsevier, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Background: Venous thromboembolism after open gynecologic surgery is not uncommon, especially in the presence of other risk factors such as obesity, prolonged surgical time or gynecologic malignancy. Case: We present the case of a 62 y.o. patient who underwent open hysterectomy and surgical staging...