Two Cases of Pulmonary Embolectomy Using Retrograde Pulmonary Perfusion for Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Retrograde Pulmonary Perfusion for Pulmonary Thromboembolism

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...

Pulmonary Thromboembolectomy for Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism

BACKGROUND Acute pulmonary thromboembolism is fatal because of abruptly occurring hypoxemia and right ventricular failure. There are several treatment modalities, including anticoagulation, thrombolytics, ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenator), and thromboembolectomy, for managing acute pulmonary thromboembolism. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records from January 1999 to December 2004 at o...

Pulmonary embolectomy for acute massive pulmonary embolism: an analysis of 71 cases.

Between 1964 and 1986 a total of 71 pulmonary embolectomies were performed for acute massive pulmonary embolism. All patients were severely compromised haemodynamically. Sixteen (64%) of 25 patients who had sustained significant periods of cardiac arrest before operation died. The principal cause of death in this group was severe neurological damage. Five (11%) of the 46 who had not had a cardi...

A Report on Emergent Pulmonary Embolectomy

Introduction: Pulmonary embolism is one of the leading causes of mortality in patients.The mortality rate of this disease can be significantly reduced with appropriate treatment. Surgical intervention can be highly effective for the treatment of acute massive pulmonary embolism. This article presents a report on the experience of acute pulmonary embolectomy. Materials and Methods: Demographic d...