Ruptured Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Complicated with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to SARS-CoV-2 Infection

We herein report a rare case of the ruptured popliteal artery aneurysm in an 89-year-old man, whose recovery after surgical treatment was complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to confirmed infection with SARS-CoV-2. Presenting symptoms, patient's comorbidities, and post...

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Autores principales: Powezka, Katarzyna, Khan, Taha, Narlawar, Ranjeet, Antoniou, George A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7227508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32422287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2020.05.012
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Sumario:We herein report a rare case of the ruptured popliteal artery aneurysm in an 89-year-old man, whose recovery after surgical treatment was complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to confirmed infection with SARS-CoV-2. Presenting symptoms, patient's comorbidities, and postoperative course complicated with cardiac and respiratory failure leading to adverse outcome are discussed in this case report.

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