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Pulmonary Embolism in an Outpatient with Plaster Splint Immobilization of the Leg. Case Report Kohei Nishitani 1 , Katsufumi Hyakuna 1 , Yoshiyuki Asada 1 , Yasuyuki Tamaki 1 , Shinichi Kuriyama 1 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center Keyword: pulmonary embolism , 肺塞栓症 , leg immobilization , 下肢固定 , outpatient , 外来患者 pp.1173-1176
Published Date 2005/10/1
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1408100207
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 The patient was a 56-years-old woman who had visited the emergency room because her left knee was locked with pain. She subsequently underwent plaster splint immobilization. After the removal of the splint and a brief walk, she complained of acute chest pain and had difficulty breathing because of a pulmonary embolism. Preventative measures for deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (VTE) after surgery have been gradually established, but prevention in outpatients has not yet been established. Leg immobilization is a risk factor of VTE, but no generally accepted recommendations for preventing VTE exist. Since pharmacological prevention is difficult to perform in outpatients, mechanical methods with sufficient efficacy and lower risk must be selected. After the presently reported experience, we have given a leafret on VTE to outpatients undergoing immobilization. Moreover, our medical staff has recognized that lower leg immobilization carries a risk of VTE.


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