Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas in pregnant woman with pulmonary embolism

Medicolegal aspects of Maternal Deaths due to Pulmonary Thromboembolism

“…Pulmonary thromboembolism occurs when a part of a thrombus, usually dislodged from a deep vein thrombus, passes into the pulmonary circulation, occluding the pulmonary arteries [1] . It is a leading cause of maternal death as the risk of venous thrombosis is increased five-fold in pregnancy [2] .…”

“…The state of hypercoagulability which protects pregnant women from bleeding tendency may lead to pulmonary thromboembolism [2] and result in medicolegal issues such as allegations of medical negligence and ascertainment of the cause of death.…”