Key result
Urgent pulmonary embolectomy was successfully performed in a 66-year-old man who developed acute bilateral pulmonary embolism three days after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Population
1 patient without thromboembolic history presenting with acute dyspnoea and haemodynamic instability three…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Alerts to early PE after CABG; leaves open optimal management pending larger studies.
Case Report (n=1)
Pulmonary embolism can occur early after cardiac surgery despite full heparinization during cardiopulmonary bypass, and should be considered in patients with acute chest pain and respiratory insufficiency.
Kuklinski et al. (2007) conducted a case report in Pulmonary embolism after coronary artery bypass grafting (n=1). Urgent pulmonary embolectomy was evaluated on Successful embolectomy. Urgent pulmonary embolectomy was successfully performed in a 66-year-old man who developed acute bilateral pulmonary embolism three days after coronary artery bypass grafting.
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