Syncope as a premonitory sign of fatal pulmonary embolism Two case reports

Authors

  • Gordon Edelson
  • N. Daniel Reis
  • Elisheva Hettinger

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678809149349

Abstract

Two patients suddenly died of massive pulmonary embolism 3 weeks after hip surgery. In retrospect, several episodes of syncope starting during the first postoperative week were recognized as premonitory signs of the fatal outcome.

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Published

1988-01-01

How to Cite

Edelson, G., Reis, N. D., & Hettinger, E. (1988). Syncope as a premonitory sign of fatal pulmonary embolism Two case reports. Acta Orthopaedica, 59(1), 71–73. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678809149349