Key result
Pulmonary embolectomy resulted in a 43% survival rate (50% when excluding patients with tumor occlusion or chronic cor pulmonale) among moribund patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism.
Why the study?
Does pulmonary embolectomy improve survival in moribund patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism?
Population
39 patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism who were in extremis at the time of initiation of…
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May support embolectomy in select moribund acute massive PE; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Observational (n=39)
No
Does pulmonary embolectomy improve survival in moribund patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism?
Pulmonary embolectomy with cardiopulmonary bypass can salvage approximately half of moribund patients presenting with acute massive pulmonary embolism.
Mattox et al. (1982) conducted an observational in Acute massive pulmonary embolism (n=39). Pulmonary embolectomy was evaluated on Survival. Pulmonary embolectomy resulted in a 43% survival rate (50% when excluding patients with tumor occlusion or chronic cor pulmonale) among moribund patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism.
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