"Sentinel events included six episodes of prolonged hypotension (>60 seconds) requiring brief vasopressor support, and five episodes of hypoxia, all but one of which resolved with assisted ventilation. One patient with unstable ventricular tachycardia underwent cardioversion, vomited, and became hypoxic, necessitating intubation for airway protection and altered mentation. He was found to have a saddle pulmonary embolism and distal aortic thrombus; he survived to hospital discharge."
No comments:
Post a Comment