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| Catherine R Lewis1, Mustafa K Davis2, Omar K Danner3, Kenneth L Wilson3, L Ray Matthews3 | ||||||
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1Morehouse School of Medicine, PGY-1, Department of Surgery, Atlanta, GA, USA.
2Morehouse School of Medicine, PGY-IV, Department of Surgery, Atlanta, GA, USA. 3Morehouse School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Atlanta, GA USA. | ||||||
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| Lewis CR, Davis MK, Danner OK, Wilson KL, Mattews LR. Pulmonary embolism diagnosed immediately following blunt trauma. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2013;4(5):248–251. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Physicians who care for trauma patients should be aware of the possibility of a pulmonary embolism presenting immediately after traumatic injury.
Case Report: We report a case of a 30-year-old female restrained driver who developed a pulmonary embolism within two hours of a motor vehicle accident. Conclusion: We conclude that trauma can produce a hypercoagulable state that can occur immediately after a traumatic event and result in a pulmonary embolism. | |
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Keywords:
Pulmonary embolus, Trauma, Hypercoagulable state, Embolism
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Author Contributions
Catherine R Lewis – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Mustafa K Davis – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Omar K Danner – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Kenneth L Wilson – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published L Ray Matthews – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© Catherine R Lewis et al. 2013; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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