Abstract

Background Understanding the risk factors of intraoperative acute pulmonary embolism(APE) is beneficial for the prompt diagnosis and treatment.Objective This review is to discuss the diagnosis and treatment,and the subsequent research of APE.Content This review restrospectively analyzes the risk factors,clinical presentation,diagnosis and treatment of the intraoperative APE in relevant articles and case reports.Trend The examination of transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography during operation may provide a relatively reliable diagnosis of APE.Hypodermic injection of low molecule weight heparin for short-term anticoagulation and thrombectomy for patients with tumor thrombus may produce a relatively good therapeutic effect. Key words: Operation; Acute pulmonary embolism; Risk factors; Diagnosis; Treatment

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