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Pulmonary embolism following the third thoracic tuberculosis surgery: A case report and literature review.

Liyi ChenChong LiuTuo LiangZhen YeShengsheng HuangXuhua SunMing YiTianyou ChenHao LiWuhua ChenJie JiangJiarui ChenHao GuoYuanlin YaoShian LiaoChaojie YuBinguang FanShaofeng WuXinli Zhan
Published in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2022)
Patients with a long-term history of multiple operations, high BMI, cerebral infarction, diabetes, and older age group were more likely to develop pulmonary embolism after spinal tuberculosis surgery. Thus, the possibility of postoperative pulmonary embolism should be thoroughly analyzed before any subsequent surgical treatment in patients with recurrent spinal tuberculosis.
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