Retrograde Pulmonary Perfusion in Surgical Embolectomy for Massive Pulmonary Embolism
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Surgical embolectomy for acute massive pulmonary embolism.
OBJECTIVE Acute massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with significant mortality rate despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances. The aim of this study was to analyze our clinical outcomes of patients with acute massive PE who underwent emergency surgical pulmonary embolectomy. METHODS This retrospective study included 13 consecutive patients undergoing emergency surgical pulmonary e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Soonchunhyang Medical Science
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2233-4289,2233-4297
DOI: 10.15746/sms.17.033