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The blues, and an almost shocking surprise – Unexpected PE in a catatonic patient, that almost had ECT

AIMS: To present a case of a near-miss, where an unexpected Pulmonary Embolism (PE) was identified in a patient with psychotic depression and catatonia, who almost had Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). Our aim is to highlight the importance of Venous-Thrombo Embolism (VTE) risk assessment in all psyc...

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Autores principales: Cheah, Michael, Mohamed, Ashma, Mathilakath, Anand
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8770337/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.373