Surgical Management of Massive Pulmonary Embolism Presenting with Cardiopulmonary Arrest: How Far Is Too Far?

Kaushalendra Rathore, Mark Newman

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Abstract

The incidence of diagnosed massive pulmonary embolism presenting to the Emergency Department is between 3% and 4.5% and it is associated with high mortality if not intervened timely. Cardiopulmonary arrest in this subset of patients carries a very poor prognosis, and various treating pathways have been applied with modest rate of success. Systemic thrombolysis is an established first line of treatment, but surgeons are often involved in the decision-making because of the improving surgical pulmonary embolectomy outcomes. Keywords: Thrombosis. Pulmonary Embolism. Shock. Heart Arrest. Embolectomy.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)162-165
Number of pages4
JournalBrazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

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