Fatal Retroperitoneal Hematoma in a Patient Receiving Enoxaparin for Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli

Table 1

The patient’s ABG results.

	pH	pO2 (mmHg)	pCO2 (mmHg)	HCO3 (mmol/L)	O2 saturation
Day 1	7.45	93	28 (L)	19.5 (L)	98
Day 8	6.95	361 (H)	18 (L)	4.0 (L)	98
Day 11	7.40	49 (L)	43	26.2	91 (L)

The ABG on day 8 was performed just after the patient developed acute hypotension and demonstrates a severe acidosis. The ABG on day 11 was performed about 3 hours prior to death and demonstrates marked hypoxemia despite high-flow oxygen therapy.