Risk Factors and Outcomes of Postoperative Pulmonary Embolism in Southeast-Asian Patients Undergoing Major Surgery: A Nested Case-Control Study.
INTRODUCTION Postoperative pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a rare but catastrophic perioperative complication. Anesthesia-related factors, perioperative physiological instability, and delayed postoperative mobilization may contribute to its development and associated mortality. However, data on contemporary outcomes in...