Ruddy Jean Marie, Curry Nancy S, Norcross E Douglas, Leon Stuart M
Departments of General Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
Am Surg. 2008 Dec;74(12):1146-8; discussion 1149-50.
Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism frequently occur after trauma and continue to account for significant morbidity and mortality in this population. Asymptomatic pulmonary emboli are also believed to be quite common, but the incidence as well as the implications of these events is unknown. This case report describes two patients whose pulmonary emboli were found incidentally on the initial trauma workup. Very little has been written concerning this issue and in this case report we review the risk factors and clinical significance of these "incidentally discovered" pulmonary emboli.
创伤后常发生深静脉血栓形成和肺栓塞，这在该人群中仍是导致显著发病和死亡的原因。无症状肺栓塞也被认为相当常见，但这些事件的发生率及其影响尚不清楚。本病例报告描述了两名患者，他们的肺栓塞在最初的创伤检查中被偶然发现。关于这个问题的文献报道很少，在本病例报告中，我们回顾了这些“偶然发现”的肺栓塞的危险因素和临床意义。
