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The spectrum of thromboembolization in the central circulation
B H Hoff1, M Hawke, S Fletcher
1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
The right heart and great veins can be the harbinger of septic and aseptic thromboemboli, which can result in a spectrum of clinical syndromes. This report presents five distinct clinical scenarios of thromboembolization, the occurrence of which in the central circulation resulted in life-threatening sepsis and hemodynamic and pulmonary insufficiency. Recommendations for therapeutic intervention and a review of the literature also are presented.