Assertion: pulmonary embolus | /r/Causes | sudden death
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text: The incidence of pulmonary embolus is slightly less than gastric leak or postoperative bleeding, but the chance of death is greater, in part because there is time to treat a gastric leak or bleeding with further surgery, whereas a massive pulmonary embolus can cause sudden death.
text: A large pulmonary embolus can cause sudden death.