Post-surgery pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism is one of the fairly common complications for patients after undergoing surgery. Postoscoptic pulmonary embolism often seriously affects the health of the person, can even lead to heart failure and sudden death. Therefore, when there are any signs of pulmonary embolism after surgery, it is necessary to immediately take the patient to a reputable medical facility for timely treatment.

1. Post-surgical pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism is a medical condition caused by thrombosis in the body that ruptures and moves freely in the vessel's heart. These hematomas can transfer to certain parts of the patient's body and clog the blood vessels here. Some blood clots do not move from one location to another in the body, but are concentrated only in veins, also known as deep vein thrombosis which is also the cause of pulmonary embolism.

In most cases of pulmonary embolism, it is caused by thrombosis in the site of the leg or arm vein. The mechanism of vein thrombosis that causes a pulmonary embolism is explained by the fact that the vein is responsible for leading blood into a large vein, then to the heart and pulmonary artery, when blood clots appear in the vein, it will follow the path of the vein to the heart, then move into the pulmonary artery and finally into the lungs. At this time, the thrombosis that appears in the lungs will clog the blood to the lungs to receive oxygen supplied to the body, as a result, the body will experience hypoxia affecting all parts of the body including the brain, heart, kidneys … Moreover, when the blood flow is blocked in the lungs, there will be a great pressure on the heart to bulge and contract more than usual, so the likelihood that the left heart will not be able to pump enough blood to the body leading to the patient's blood pressure will drop.

Anemia dizziness

Hypoxia in the blood causes patients to have hypotension

Some of the risk factors that can lead to pulmonary embolism are:

  • The problem of blood clot disorders is potentially heredity in the family.
  • The body encounters varicose veins.
  • Patients with a history of cancer, cardiovascular disease.
  • The patient is pregnant and during the first 6 weeks after birth.
  • Smoking patients
  • Obese patients
  • Patients who use long-distance vehicles do not have a reasonable time off
  • After surgery, the patient lies too long or suffers from too severe an injury
  • Patients use contraceptives and hormone-regulating drugs.
  • Patients over 70 years old.
  • Patients with a history of thromboembolysis-related diseases
  • Patients do not use drugs that have a blood thinner effect.

Pulmonary embolism can occur after the patient is operated on to treat a number of conditions related to the body's subframe such as hernia surgery, gynecological surgery and urinary tract surgery.

In addition, post-caesarean pulmonary embolism can also be seen when the patient has a cut of the stomach, a colonectomy or a miscarriagePost-surgery pulmonary embolism can be misdiagnosed with other conditions such as acute pneumonia, collapse of the lungs, or pleural effusion.

Signs of miscarriage scare

Miscarriage can also cause pulmonary embolism

Therefore, in order to prevent pulmonary embolism early, patients and families need to recognize from the stage when the body appears deep vein thrombosis in the legs and arms through symptoms such as swelling, heat, redness and pain. In addition, subclinical tests will detect blood clots when Doppler ultrasound probes intravenous blood flow. When the thrombosis has moved to the pulmonary artery, clinical symptoms include shortness of breath, dizziness, chest pain, heart beating, possible coughing up blood and loss of consciousness. When a computerized scan of the pulmonary artery will detect a blood clot, or when a blood count test is performed, it will also be worth the diagnosis.

2. Post-surgery pulmonary embolism

The effects of pulmonary embolism on other agencies are the cause of death if the patient is not detected and treated promptly and properly. A patient with post-surgery pulmonary embolism will be monitored and treated in the ICU intensive care unit. The principle of treatment of post-surgical pulmonary embolism is the use of drugs that destroy blood clots, and in combination with drugs capable of preventing the formation and development of newly appeared hematomas warfarin and heparin anti-wintering drugs.

anti-blood clots

Treatment of post-surgery pulmonary embolism with coa clotting drugs

In case the patient is contraindicized with a thrombolytic drug, thromboembolysis can be removed from the blood vessels with Catheter or surgically treated to open the chest to remove the blood clot. It should be noted that severe and dangerous cases of pulmonary embolism in surgery or in obstetrics are at very high risk of leading to acute pulmonary edema, cardiovascular failure and death, so an emergency surgery is required to remove the blood clot as soon as possible.

Post-surgery pulmonary embolism is a fairly dangerous and common condition in most surgeries, causing adverse effects on important body areas such as the heart, lungs, brain … and is likely to lead to sudden death if left without early treatment. Therefore, early detection of signs of pulmonary embolism is required to be able to treat or operate on the patient in a timely manner.

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