Open AccessManagement of massive pulmonary embolus following recent spinal surgery
Author(s) -
Reilly Stuart,
Arshad Mohammed Asif,
AlChalabi Lemees
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
anaesthesia cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2396-8397
DOI - 10.21466/ac.mompefr.2016
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolus , paraplegia , pulmonary embolism , embolus , surgery , cardiothoracic surgery , spinal epidural abscess , abscess , spinal surgery , anesthesia , spinal cord , psychiatry
Summary We describe the case of a patient presenting with paraplegia secondary to a thoracic epidural abscess. In the post‐operative period his management was complicated by life threatening pulmonary embolism. The case highlights the complexity in medical decision‐making relating to managing massive pulmonary embolus in the immediate post‐operative period following invasive spinal surgery.