Perioperative myocardial infarction: diagnostic clues and prevention
Autops. Case Rep
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8(3): e2018032, July-Sept. 2018. ilus
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
The diagnosis of perioperative myocardial infarction can be missed if the pain is masked by postoperative analgesia and the possibility is not considered. This report is the case of a patient with a missed diagnosis of perioperative myocardial infarction. Myocardial injury and infarction from noncardiac surgery is currently the subject of intense interest and research. This report illustrates the importance of the diagnosis and suggests clues that can be used to make the diagnosis.
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Main subject:
Diagnostic Errors
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Myocardial Infarction
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Autops. Case Rep
Journal subject:
Anatomia
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Patologia Cl¡nica
/
Patologia Legal
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Mercer University School of Medicine/US
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