Why the study?
Indications for surgical embolectomy have been limited in the thrombolysis era, despite acute pulmonary embolism being a major cause of morbidity and mortality requiring timely intervention.
Population
Patients with acute pulmonary embolism
Comparison
Surgical embolectomy concerning other treatment modalities
Design
Review article
Authors
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May support early surgical referral for select high-risk PE; leaves open need for randomized comparisons versus endovascular options.
Surgical pulmonary embolectomy remains a crucial, life-saving intervention for selected patients with acute pulmonary embolism, with improving outcomes in modern practice.
Zieliński et al. (2023) studied this question.
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