Acute Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy: A 9-Year Retrospective Analysis
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Surgical Embolectomy for Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Acute pulmonary thromboembolism is a catastrophic event, especially for hospitalized patients. The prognosis of pulmonary thromboembolism depends on the degree of pulmonary arterial occlusion. The mortality of massive pulmonary embolism is reportedly as high as 25% without cardiopulmonary arrest and 65% with cardiopulmonary arrest. In patients with unstable hemodynamics due to pulmonary thrombo...
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Acute massive pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening emergency that must be promptly diagnosed and managed. A 52-year-old man presented with progressively increasing dyspnoea for three days. He had a previous history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was currently a heavy smoker. Examination revealed bilateral wheezing. Chest x-ray and electrocardiography showed non-specific change...
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BACKGROUND Surgical pulmonary embolectomy (SPE) is indicated for a pulmonary embolism associated with hemodynamic instability. A review of the literature demonstrates that most studies of SPE are conducted at large academic medical centers. This series is from a 325-bed community hospital. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed of patients undergoing SPE from January 2008 to Decem...
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عنوان ژورنال: Texas Heart Institute Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0730-2347,1526-6702
DOI: 10.14503/thij-13-3877