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Workup and Treatment of Pulmonary Embolus

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Neurosurgical patients are at risk for venous thromboembolism (deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) due to malignancy, immobility, and the postsurgical state. Thromboprophylaxis reduces the likelihood of these conditions, and diagnostic testing should be performed according to clinical probability. Treatment options include systemic anticoagulation, thrombolysis, and/or thromboembolectomy. Selection of specific treatments is based on clinical severity. Post-thrombotic syndrome and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension are two potentially serious complications of venous thromboembolism.

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  1. Department of Neurology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Agnieszka A. Ardelt M.D., Ph.D., F.A.H.A.

  2. Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Agnieszka A. Ardelt M.D., Ph.D., F.A.H.A.

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    Christopher M. Loftus

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Ardelt, A.A. (2016). Workup and Treatment of Pulmonary Embolus. In: Loftus, C. (eds) Anticoagulation and Hemostasis in Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27327-3_16

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