Ocella – Yasmin Pulmonary Embolism: Treatments
Yaz and pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that migrate to the pulmonary arteries from other parts of the body. The clots may form due to the estrogen and drospirenone (a relatively new synthetic progestin) contained in these birth control pills including Ocella. Yaz causing blood clots may be triggered by the type of hormones contained in the contraceptive.
These emboli (i.e. wandering blood clots) usually migrate from a deep vein within one or both of your legs. When the muscles that surround your deep veins contract, they squeeze the veins and push blood toward your heart. The squeezing of the veins can also dislodge clots, allowing them to be carried along with your bloodstream through the vena cava.
The vena cava supplies oxygen-poor blood to the right side of your heart. Emboli can travel with the blood as it flows through your right atrium and exits your right ventricle through the pulmonary valve. Once the clots have traveled through the valve, they enter the pulmonary arteries, which supply blood to your lungs. If the blood clots form a blockage, you will experience pulmonary embolism blood clots. Ocella birth control has also been reported as being used by women how have suffered a PE.
Yaz PE can be fatal if it is not treated quickly. While anticoagulants – and in dire situations, thrombolytic medications – are administered as a first response, both may prove ineffective. In such cases, your surgeon may elect to perform a suction thrombectomy or pulmonary embolectomy. Both procedures are used to remove blood clots from the arteries. Both pose serious risks and thus, are reserved for life-threatening circumstances.
Suction Thrombectomy And Pulmonary Embolectomy
During suction thrombectomy, your vascular surgeon will thread a catheter to the pulmonary embolism. A sodium chloride solution is injected through the catheter at the site. This creates retrograde pressure within the blocked artery. The pressure draws the embolus toward the catheter’s tip, which breaks it apart before extracting it.
If all other forms of treatment, including suction thrombectomy, are unable to resolve the blockage caused by Yaz blood clots, pulmonary embolectomy might be performed. The procedure usually involves invasive thoracotomy. A large incision is made into your chest through which the surgeon accesses the site and removes the offending clots. If deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is persistent, the surgeon may also place a filter in your inferior vena cava to catch emboli in the future.
Potential Risks Of PE Surgery
Any type of invasive chest surgery poses serious risks. Infection can present and bleeding can occur. The danger of bleeding is the reason patients who undergo thoracotomy are prescribed anticoagulants for several months following the operation.
Yaz causing pulmonary embolism surgery carries additional risks. It can cause arrhythmia and kidney problems. Moreover, the surgeon may inadvertently dislodge other blood clots that exist within your pulmonary arteries, thereby triggering a subsequent PE. It is worth noting that pulmonary embolectomy has a relatively high mortality rate, but that may be partly due to the procedure being performed on severely ill patients.
Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella birth control pills, like other hormone based contraceptives, are suspected of increasing the risk of blood clots. Healthy women who have never experienced abnormal clotting have developed clots after taking this oral contraceptive. When the clots form in the deep veins of the legs, they pose a danger of causing Yaz pulmonary embolism, heart attack, and stroke. If you or someone you know has taken these birth control pills and suffered clotting, PE, or other serious side effects, contact a Yaz blood clots attorney. Explore your legal options and seek the compensation you deserve.
