Acute massive pulmonary embolism during antipsychotic treatment: case report with opinion.

The article presents a case study of an elderly woman with schizophrenia treated with risperidone and olanzapine. It is reported that despite previous successful treatment with risperidone, her condition worsened, leading to a massive bilateral pulmonary embolism (PE) with cardiac arrest. It further highlights the need for tailored venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention strategies for elderly psychiatric inpatients due to multiple risk factors.