Pulmonary embolism as a cause of death in psychiatric inpatients: A case series

We report four cases of fatal pulmonary embolism confirmed by autopsy among inpatients in a Hong Kong psychiatric hospital from 2010 to 2014. None of the four patients had a medical or premorbid condition associated with vascular thromboembolism or causing prolonged immobilisation. Only two patients...

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Published in:East Asian archives of psychiatry 2019-12, Vol.29 (4), p.136-137
Main Authors: Lee, C C, Fung, R, Pang, S W, Lo, T L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged, 80 and over
Autopsies
Autopsy
Case reports
Causes
Death
Embolisms
Fatal Outcome
Female
Hong Kong
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Inpatients
Male
Mental disorders
Middle Aged
Mortality
Patients
Physical restraints
Psychiatric hospitals
Psychiatry
Psychotropic drugs
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary Embolism - etiology
Pulmonary embolisms
Restraint of patients
Restraint, Physical - adverse effects
Schizophrenia
Thromboembolism
Thrombosis
Toxicology
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Summary:We report four cases of fatal pulmonary embolism confirmed by autopsy among inpatients in a Hong Kong psychiatric hospital from 2010 to 2014. None of the four patients had a medical or premorbid condition associated with vascular thromboembolism or causing prolonged immobilisation. Only two patients were taking long-term antipsychotic medication, but all were physically restrained shortly before the event.
ISSN:2078-9947
2224-7041
DOI:10.12809/eaap1837