title: Successful resuscitation of acute massive pulmonary embolism with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and open embolectomy.
abstract: Acute massive pulmonary embolism is usually fatal if not treated aggressively, but the management is not standardized. Open pulmonary embolectomy retains a role in the treatment of this disastrous disease. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been used for cardiopulmonary support in some patients with life-threatening pulmonary embolism. This article details our experience of a 58-year-old woman suffering from acute cardiopulmonary collapse caused by massive pulmonary embolism. Under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, the patient received pulmonary angiography and underwent open embolectomy for a definitive treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei. chphsieh@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Y Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000792:Angiography; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D017128:Embolectomy; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery