Postoperative pulmonary embolism detected with multislice computed tomography in lung surgery for cancer

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jul;132(1):197-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.03.036.

Authors

Giuliano Daddi¹, Giulia Milillo, Luciano Lupattelli, Mark Ragusa, Angelo Lemmi, Francesco Puma, Giancarlo Agnelli; Pulmonary Embolism in Thoracic Surgery Study Group

Affiliation

¹ Thoracic Surgery Unit, Perugia University, Perugia, Italy.

PMID: 16798341
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.03.036

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery*
Female
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / therapeutic use
Humans
Incidence
Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumonectomy
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Embolism / epidemiology
Pulmonary Embolism / prevention & control
Risk Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight