The seventy -old man's legs are swollen and caused pulmonary embolism after massage

(Correspondent Liu Shanshan) The 72 -year -old Daddy Li's calf was so painful that he massaged and applauded his legs by himself. I did not expect that this action almost hurt himself. Recently, he had a sudden chest tightness and syncope. Mid -legged thrombosis falls off the lungs, causing fatal pulmonary embolism. After emergency surgery, he turned to safety.

Dad Li, who lives in Hankou, is 72 years old. He always sits and does not like sports. Recently, he found that the calf was a bit swollen. In order to be swollen as soon as possible, he massaged at home and applied hot towels every day. A few days later, his legs not only did not swell, but always felt chest tightness, but didn't care too much. Last week, he suddenly had difficulty breathing when he pressed his leg, and then fainted to the ground. He was rushed to Wuhan Central Hospital for rescue by his family.

When admission was admitted, Daddy Li had difficulty breathing. The blood oxygen saturation was only 80%, and the blood pressure was shock. After examination, the doctor found that his lower limbs had thrombosis and highly suspected that he was pulmonary embolism. Sure enough, the CTA examination of the pulmonary arterial artery indicates that the bilateral pulmonary arteries are formed in a large amount of thrombosis. The ultimate diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis of the lower limb, and a large area of ​​pulmonary embolism caused by thrombosis. Due to the dangerous condition, patients will be dangerous at any time. He Tao, director of vascular surgery, quickly organized medical staff to perform emergency pulmonary thrombosis for patients. Through the ducts of thrombosis, the thrombosis was quickly crushed and sucked out. After surgery, his blood oxygen saturation gradually increased, and his life signs tended to be stable.

Recalling the scene of the onset of the day, Dad Li was still in his heart: "I usually have a good body, how can I suddenly appear lung embarrants?"

"Usually sit for a long time, and the lower limbs are prone to deep venous thrombosis, and the movement of massage not only cannot reduce the swelling of the leg, but under the action of stress, it will accelerate the loosening and falling off of the thrombus." He Tao, director of the vascular surgery The blood vessels are relatively thin. When the thrombosis is "walking" with the blood, if the pulmonary artery is blocked, it will cause fatal pulmonary embolism, which can be severely life -threatening. This situation of Daddy Li is not an example. Every year, the hospital encounters a case of blind massage that causes pulmonary embolism like this.

In daily life, people with leg pain and leg swelling habits massage legs. They believe that this can enhance blood circulation and reduce swelling, but there are many causes of leg swelling. Do not blindly massage. First of all, you should consider whether it is deep venous thrombosis in the lower limbs. If it is formed by thrombosis, avoid severe exercise, pay special attention not to massage and slap the lower limbs at will, so as to avoid the thrombosis from falling off.

Experts remind that those who have been sitting for a long time, long -term bed, elderly people, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and obese people, pregnant women, etc. are all high -risk groups of pulmonary embolism. Pay special attention in life to avoid maintaining the same fixed posture for a long time , Appropriate exercise, control weight. If an unknown leg swelling occurs, you must not care about it, and go to the hospital to find out the cause in time.

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