Vena caval interruption and pulmonary embolectomy.
Surgery for pulmonary embolism has evolved to include intraluminal methods of vena caval filtration for prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism and transvenous extraction of pulmonary emboli. Though the majority of patients who initially survive pulmonary embolism can be managed medically with anticoagulation, a significant number will require surgical intervention. The development of transvenous methods allows effective emergency management of major pulmonary embolism, even in hospitals that do not have the capability for cardiopulmonary bypass.
D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005268:Femoral Vein; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*