Cystic Fibrosis and Lower-Extremity Edema: A Case of Intraoperative Diagnosis of Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in a Double-Lung Transplant Recipient Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound

DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are relatively common postoperative complications in the surgical patient population. Estimates of the incidence of DVT and/or PE in the lung transplant population vary significantly. A recent Nationwide Inpatient Sample inquiry estimated that venous thromboembolism (VTE) is diagnosed in 6.3% of lung transplant recipients during their index admission for transplantation, with DVT alone diagnosed in 5.4%, or concurrent with PE in 1.1%.1 However, this statistic is based primarily on reported diagnosis codes and may not capture all cases of interest.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research