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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 52, 122-126, Copyright © 1991 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Multiple pulmonary microemboli complicating pneumonectomy

CM Satur, RH Robertson, PE Da Costa, NR Saunders and DR Walker
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Killingbeck Hospital, Leeds, England.

Pulmonary embolism is widely recognized to complicate abdominal and lower limb orthopedic surgical procedures, but in comparison, it is seldom recognized to hamper the postoperative progress of patients after thoracic operations. We present 4 patients in whom multiple pulmonary emboli developed after pneumonectomy, 2 of whom were treated successfully. We discuss the mostly atypical presentation and the physiological and clinical consequences, and also suggest a mode of management.

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