Thrombotic pulmonary embolism of inferior vena cava during caesarean section:A case report and review of the literature  

作　　者：Lan Jiang Wei-Xiang Liang Yi Yan Shou-Ping Wang Li Dai Dun-Jin Chen 

机构地区：[1]Department of Medical Ultrasound,The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou 510150,Guangdong Province,China [2]Department of Cardiology,The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou 510150,Guangdong Province,China [3]Department of Anesthesiology,The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou 510015,Guangdong Province,China [4]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou 510015,Guangdong Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2022年第13期4226-4235,共10页世界临床病例杂志

基　　金：Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81870320;the Health Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou,No.20191A011086.

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Thrombotic pulmonary embolism(TPE)is one of the most critical diseases in obstetrics but is rarely reported in caesarean section(CS)because TPE patients in CS have a high risk of death and are difficult to diagnose.This case report of TPE during CS was recorded by transthoracic echocardiography(TTE)and can provide a reference for the differential diagnosis of critical illnesses in CS.CASE SUMMARY A 37-year-old pregnant woman with rheumatic heart disease(RHD),gravida 5 and para 1(G5P1),presented for emergency CS at 33 wk and 3 d of gestation under general anesthesia because of acute heart failure,pulmonary hypertension and arrhythmia.After placental removal during CS,TTE revealed a nascent thrombus in the inferior vena cava(IVC)that elongated,detached and fragmented leading to acute thromboembolic events and acute TPE.This report presents the whole process and details of TPE during CS and successful rescue without any sequelae in the patient.This case gives us new ideas for the diagnosis of death or cardiovascular accidents during CS in pregnant women with heart disease and the detailed presentation of the rapid development of TPE may also elucidate new ideas for treatment.This case also highlighted the importance of prophylactic anticoagulation in the management of heart disease during pregnancy.CONCLUSION Pregnancy with heart failure could trigger inferior vena cava(IVC)-origin TPE during CS.Detection and timely treatment can avoid serious consequences.

关 键 词：Caesarean section Pulmonary embolism THROMBOSIS Heart failure ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY Case report 

分 类 号：R719.8[医药卫生—妇产科学]