Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Pulmonary Embolism in Puerperium

Abstract

 Utsav Timalsina*, Rajan Sharma Kandel and Subarna Gautam

Pulmonary embolism is a sudden blockage in the lung artery. Pregnancy is an example of Virchow’s triadhypercoagulability, stasis of blood and endothelial injury; together these factors lead to an increased incidence of venous thromboembolism.