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Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonology · Respiratory
Severe
Severity
Uncommon but serious — a significant cause of sudden death, particularly in hospitalised or postoperative patients
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Pulmonology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Most commonly caused by a blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the legs or pelvis
- 2known as deep vein thrombosis
- 3which then breaks free and travels to the lungs. Risk factors include prolonged immobility such as long flights or bed rest after surgery
- 4recent major surgery or trauma
- 5cancer
- 6pregnancy
- 7use of oestrogen-containing contraceptives
- 8obesity
- 9and inherited clotting disorders. Long-duration travel and hospitalisation are particularly recognised triggers for clot formation.
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