Cystic Fibrosis and Lower-Extremity Edema: A Case of Intraoperative Diagnosis of Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in a Double-Lung Transplant Recipient Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Vladyslav Melnyk; Dennis Phillips; Travis Schisler; Kathirvel Subramaniam

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2018.04.037

Cystic Fibrosis and Lower-Extremity Edema: A Case of Intraoperative Diagnosis of Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in a Double-Lung Transplant Recipient Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Feb;33(2):506-510. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.04.037. Epub 2018 Apr 21.

Authors

Vladyslav Melnyk¹, Dennis Phillips¹, Travis Schisler², Kathirvel Subramaniam³

Affiliations

¹ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
² The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
³ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29784497
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.04.037

No abstract available

Keywords: DVT; PE; POCUS; TEE; deep venous thrombosis; lung transplantation; point-of-care ultrasound; pulmonary embolism; transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Cystic Fibrosis / complications
Cystic Fibrosis / diagnosis
Cystic Fibrosis / surgery*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Edema
Humans
Intraoperative Period
Lower Extremity / blood supply*
Lung Transplantation / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Point-of-Care Testing*
Pulmonary Embolism / complications
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
Transplant Recipients
Venous Thrombosis / complications
Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis*