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Nonfatal pulmonary embolism associated with the use of compression stockings in the lithotomy position after spinal anesthesia

A 73-year-old male (height, 156 cm; body weight, 51 kg), without a history of cardiovascular disease or thromboembolic events, was scheduled for transurethral resection of the prostate under spinal anesthesia. Spinal anesthesia was administered with hyperbaric bupivacaine, resulting in an upper anes...

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Autores principales: Chen, I-Wen, Sun, Cheuk-Kwan, Chen, Jen-Yin, Lin, Chien-Ming, Hung, Kuo-Chuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5740697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29296053
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_81_17