• Cleante Scarduelli, Redenta Ghirardi, Ornella Tortelli, Rino Frizzelli, Fabia Mascaro, and Claudio Pinzi.
• Chest. 2014 Mar 1;145(3 Suppl):527A.

Session TitleDVT/PE PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Our purpose is to describe clinical presentation and diagnostic approach in 5 patients presenting with upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT) central venous catheters (CVC)-related and pulmonary embolism after cardiac surgeryMethodsWe report clinical caracteristics, diagnostic approach, management and evolution of 5 patients consecutively admitted to our Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Unit.ResultsClinical caracteristics of the patients at diagnosis were (beginning from the left column) : 1-Name, 2-sex, 3-age, 4- type of surgery, 5-days after surgery. 6-systolic pulm. pressure (mmHg), 7-PaO2(mmHg), 8-PaCO2(mmHg), 9-pH G.I M 58 CABPG 5 60 60 33 7,49 B.F. M 54 CABPG 7 25 58 35 7,48 S.P. M 75 Valve 3 50 45 32 7,49 R.B. M 55 CABPG 9 30 70 36 7,45 P.A M 64 CABPG 7 64 45 31 7,47 MEAN 5 61 4 CABG 6,2 45 55 33 7,47 CABPG is for coronary artery bypass graftConclusionsUEDVT CVCs related may complicate with pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension and respiratory failure. Pulmonary embolism in our patients developed in 1 week after surgery. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for clinical and functional improvement and prevention of recurrence of pulmonary embolismClinical ImplicationsClinicians managing post-cardiac surgery patients need to know and seek for venous thromboembolism CVCs related after cardiac surgeryDisclosureThe following authors have nothing to disclose: Cleante Scarduelli, Redenta Ghirardi, Ornella Tortelli, Rino Frizzelli, Fabia Mascaro, Claudio PinziNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.

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