Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism after surgical operation: an analysis of 13 cases        YANG Ren*，WANG Qiang，FENG-Yong，et al. *Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University，Shenyang 110004，China
Corresponding  author ：FENG Yong，E-mail:Feny@sj-hospital.org
Abstract    Objective    To study the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of postoperative pulmonary embolism and reduce the incidence. Methods    The diagnosis and treatment procedures of 13 patients with postoperative pulmonary embolism admitted between October 2006 and September 2010 in the Department of General Surgery of Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University were analyzed. Some experiences of preventing pulmonary embolism by using low molecular heparin were explored. Results    Ten of 13 pulmonary embolism patients were diagnosed and 3 patients were misdiagnosed. Ten patients survived and 3 patients died. There was no pulmonary embolism happened in patients who were evaluated middle or more risk because of using low molecular heparin after August 2009. Conclusion    Pulmonary embolism after operation should be valued. Early diagnosis and treatment are the keys for suspicious patients. Evaluating risk before operation and using low molecular heparin after operation are necessary to prevent pulmonary embolism.