J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1983 Jun;12(2):239-243.

Pulmonary Embolism in Neurosurgical Patients : A Mortality Cases Analysis

• Cho BK
• Kim HJ
• Sim BS

Abstract

Pulmonary emboli originate from deep vein thrombi which occur frequently in pregnancies, prolonged bed-ridden state, cardiac diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, etc.. The authors analyzed 10 cases of sudden unexplained deaths and found that 4 cases of them probably had pulmonary embolism as a cause of deterioration and death. The estimated pulmonary embolism-related operative mortality was 0.1-0.3% according to the degree of suspicion. Most of the natural course of the disease are rapidly progressive ones and it is sometimes very difficult and impractical to obtain a definite diagnosis due to rapid deterioration and /or sudden death before studies. So the recognition of predisposing factors and prevention in risky patients are stressed.

Keyword

Pulmonary embolism; Deep vein thrombosis; Predisposing factors; Prevention

MeSH Terms

Causality
Death, Sudden
Diagnosis
Female
Heart Diseases
Humans
Mortality*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Prolonged
Pulmonary Embolism*
Veins
Venous Thrombosis