Severe hypoxia following spinal anesthesia: Possible association with pulmonary embolism

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Although pulmonary embolism during or after spinal anesthesia is very rare, it has been reported in two orthopedic cases fol­ lowing hip fracture'>". Acute onset of dysp­ nea, tachypnea, chest pain, cyanosis, tachy­ cardia, and hypotension suggest pulmonary embolism, however, pulmonary radioisotope scan and pulmonary angiography are re­ quired for the definitive diagnosis. A case of severe hypoxia following spinal anesthesia, in a patient whose disease was diagnosed as pulmonary embolism a few weeks after surgery by lung scan, is presented here.

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  • Journal of Anesthesia

    Journal of Anesthesia 5 303-305, 1991-07-01

    Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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