Key result
Anticoagulation plus IVC filter placement resolves post-lung cancer surgery pulmonary embolism within ~3 weeks.
Why the study?
Pulmonary thromboembolism can occur shortly after discharge following lobectomy for lung cancer, but diagnosis may be delayed due to nonspecific symptoms.
Case Report (n=1)
No
This case highlights the importance of actively investigating for pulmonary embolism when non-specific symptoms like dyspnea occur after respiratory surgery, even if initial symptoms improve with symptomatic treatment.
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Zhang et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Pulmonary thromboembolism after lung cancer surgery (n=1). Anticoagulant therapy and IVC filter placement was evaluated on Resolution of thrombi. Anticoagulant therapy and IVC filter placement successfully resolved pulmonary thrombi within 3 weeks in a 76-year-old male who developed pulmonary thromboembolism shortly after discharge following lung cancer surgery.
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