Anesthetic Considerations of Intraoperative Submissive Pulmonary Embolism with Thrombus Crossing to the Left Heart via a Patent Foramen Ovale

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From the Front Lines| October 2021 Anesthetic Considerations of Intraoperative Submissive Pulmonary Embolism with Thrombus Crossing to the Left Heart via a Patent Foramen Ovale Vignesh Sankar, BS; Vignesh Sankar, BS Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nazir Noor, MD; Nazir Noor, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Ruben H. Schwartz, DO; Ruben H. Schwartz, DO Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Jason Hoyos, DO, FASA Jason Hoyos, DO, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 41. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000795128.68970.d8 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Vignesh Sankar, Nazir Noor, Ruben H. Schwartz, Jason Hoyos; Anesthetic Considerations of Intraoperative Submissive Pulmonary Embolism with Thrombus Crossing to the Left Heart via a Patent Foramen Ovale. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:41 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000795128.68970.d8 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: intraoperative care, left side of heart, patent foramen ovale, pulmonary embolism, thrombus Mount Sinai Medical Center-Miami Beach is Florida's largest private, nonprofit teaching hospital focused on providing high-quality care to the diverse community of South Florida through teaching, research, and community advocacy. Established in 1949, our system includes 4,000 employees across 11 medical campuses, 672 beds, 26 operating suites, and 650 specialty care physicians with an additional 160 physicians trained every year. In such a large protocol-driven, multidimensional hospital center, the process of optimizing patient outcomes in surgery can be lost due to challenges in efficiency and coordination. Here, we demonstrate an example of how proper coordination and multidisciplinary discussion led to the best patient outcome in a high-risk surgical case. A 43-year-old male with a PMHx of atrial fibrillation, hypertension, high cholesterol, and type II diabetes mellitus presented to our institution with shortness of breath. He described the onset as sudden, constant, and moderate in severity. However, the patient denied any... You do not currently have access to this content.