Advanced management of intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism requires an individualized approach, often utilizing Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams to select appropriate therapies.
The management of intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism lacks perfect predictors for decompensation, making individualized, multidisciplinary decision-making via Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERTs) crucial for weighing the risks and benefits of advanced therapies.
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Weinstein et al. (Tue,) conducted a review in Intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism. Advanced management strategies (thrombolysis, catheter-directed therapies, surgical embolectomy, ECMO) was evaluated. Advanced management of intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism requires an individualized approach, often utilizing Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams to select appropriate therapies.