Septic pulmonary embolism after septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction, a rare complication

Septic pulmonary embolism after septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction, a rare complication

Septoplasty with inferior turbinate reduction (ITR) is a commonly performed surgery in the United States for improvement in nasal breathing. Well documented post-operative complications include bleeding, nasal septal perforation, adhesions, saddle nose deformity, cerebral spinal fluid rhinorrhea, an...

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Main Authors: Lisa Brown, Lauren Sowa, Jonathan Pomerantz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Otolaryngology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548819300682
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spelling doaj-736de98325ed4865ac0e4626c11621292020-11-25T00:34:37ZengElsevierOtolaryngology Case Reports2468-54882020-03-0114Septic pulmonary embolism after septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction, a rare complicationLisa Brown0Lauren Sowa1Jonathan Pomerantz2University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, 1855 W Taylor St M/C 648, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA; Corresponding author.University of Chicago, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637, USANorthShore University Hospital System, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, 1000 Central, Ste. 800, Evanston, IL, 60201, USASeptoplasty with inferior turbinate reduction (ITR) is a commonly performed surgery in the United States for improvement in nasal breathing. Well documented post-operative complications include bleeding, nasal septal perforation, adhesions, saddle nose deformity, cerebral spinal fluid rhinorrhea, and empty nose syndrome. Perioperative antibiotics are not recommended for septoplasty and ITR as they have not been found to decrease infection rates, but are still used among many surgeons. Here we present the first known case report of a septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) after a septoplasty with IRT. Keywords: Septoplasty, Complications, Septic pulmonary embolism, Turbinate reductionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548819300682
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Jonathan Pomerantz
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Septic pulmonary embolism after septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction, a rare complication
Otolaryngology Case Reports
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Lauren Sowa
Jonathan Pomerantz
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title Septic pulmonary embolism after septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction, a rare complication
title_short Septic pulmonary embolism after septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction, a rare complication
title_full Septic pulmonary embolism after septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction, a rare complication
title_fullStr Septic pulmonary embolism after septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction, a rare complication
title_full_unstemmed Septic pulmonary embolism after septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction, a rare complication
title_sort septic pulmonary embolism after septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction, a rare complication
publisher Elsevier
series Otolaryngology Case Reports
issn 2468-5488
publishDate 2020-03-01
description Septoplasty with inferior turbinate reduction (ITR) is a commonly performed surgery in the United States for improvement in nasal breathing. Well documented post-operative complications include bleeding, nasal septal perforation, adhesions, saddle nose deformity, cerebral spinal fluid rhinorrhea, and empty nose syndrome. Perioperative antibiotics are not recommended for septoplasty and ITR as they have not been found to decrease infection rates, but are still used among many surgeons. Here we present the first known case report of a septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) after a septoplasty with IRT. Keywords: Septoplasty, Complications, Septic pulmonary embolism, Turbinate reduction
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548819300682
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