Pulmonary Embolism after Liposuction Totally by Tumescent Local Anesthesia in a Patient with Large Uterine Fibroids

A fatal pulmonary embolism occurred in a 43-year-old black woman after tumescent liposuction totally by local anesthesia. An autopsy revealed large uterine fibroids, peri-uterine vascular thrombi, and a large saddle pulmonary embolism. Large uterine fibroids are a risk factor for postsurgical venous...

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Autores principales: Norman, Nicholas C., Klein, Paytra A., Choi, Noah J., Smith, David G., Klein, Jeffrey A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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Cosmetic
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10010803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36923713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004876
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author Norman, Nicholas C.
Klein, Paytra A.
Choi, Noah J.
Smith, David G.
Klein, Jeffrey A.
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description A fatal pulmonary embolism occurred in a 43-year-old black woman after tumescent liposuction totally by local anesthesia. An autopsy revealed large uterine fibroids, peri-uterine vascular thrombi, and a large saddle pulmonary embolism. Large uterine fibroids are a risk factor for postsurgical venous thromboembolism. Fatal outcomes after tumescent liposuction totally by local anesthesia are exceedingly rare.
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spelling pubmed-100108032023-03-14 Pulmonary Embolism after Liposuction Totally by Tumescent Local Anesthesia in a Patient with Large Uterine Fibroids Norman, Nicholas C. Klein, Paytra A. Choi, Noah J. Smith, David G. Klein, Jeffrey A. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Cosmetic A fatal pulmonary embolism occurred in a 43-year-old black woman after tumescent liposuction totally by local anesthesia. An autopsy revealed large uterine fibroids, peri-uterine vascular thrombi, and a large saddle pulmonary embolism. Large uterine fibroids are a risk factor for postsurgical venous thromboembolism. Fatal outcomes after tumescent liposuction totally by local anesthesia are exceedingly rare. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023-03-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10010803/ /pubmed/36923713 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004876 Text en Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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Pulmonary Embolism after Liposuction Totally by Tumescent Local Anesthesia in a Patient with Large Uterine Fibroids
title Pulmonary Embolism after Liposuction Totally by Tumescent Local Anesthesia in a Patient with Large Uterine Fibroids
title_full Pulmonary Embolism after Liposuction Totally by Tumescent Local Anesthesia in a Patient with Large Uterine Fibroids
title_fullStr Pulmonary Embolism after Liposuction Totally by Tumescent Local Anesthesia in a Patient with Large Uterine Fibroids
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary Embolism after Liposuction Totally by Tumescent Local Anesthesia in a Patient with Large Uterine Fibroids
title_short Pulmonary Embolism after Liposuction Totally by Tumescent Local Anesthesia in a Patient with Large Uterine Fibroids
title_sort pulmonary embolism after liposuction totally by tumescent local anesthesia in a patient with large uterine fibroids
topic Cosmetic
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10010803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36923713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004876
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