Anesthetic management of an elderly COVID-19 patient with pulmonary thromboembolism for hip surgery - A case report

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 and delayed hip surgery are well-known risk factors for thromboembolism in elderly patients.

CASE: We report the case of an 88-year-old female patient with COVID-19 and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) who underwent delayed hip surgery 21 days after the injury. Heparinization and inferior vena cava filters were used to treat and prevent PTE. Transesophageal echocardiography and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) sheaths were inserted as a precaution in case of emergencies during surgery; the procedure was performed without any specific event.

CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19-infected patients suffering from a hip fracture have a high risk of thromboembolism, and therefore, require utmost attention for appropriate evaluation and prevention.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Anesthesia and pain medicine - 18(2023), 3 vom: 25. Juli, Seite 290-295

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Heo, Min Hee [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Hwan Yong [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Ji Yeon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Kyung Woo [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sang Il [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Kyung-Tae [VerfasserIn]
Park, Jang Su [VerfasserIn]
Choe, Won Joo [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jun Hyun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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COVID-19
Case Reports
Hip fractures
Pulmonary embolism
Surgical procedures, operative
Vena cava filters.

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Date Revised 11.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.17085/apm.23009

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359686621