title: Successful surgical management of a neonate with a saddle pulmonary embolus.
abstract: A female neonate presented with evidence of a massive ventilation-perfusion mismatch. She was subsequently found to have a saddle pulmonary embolus. The infant successfully underwent surgical pulmonary embolectomy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-3591, USA.
authors.forename: Lorraine E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: De Blanche
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: Jonathan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Drummond-Webb
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017128:Embolectomy; D017984:Enoxaparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000150:complications; D007511:Ischemia / Q000151:congenital / Q000209:etiology; D008026:Ligation; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D017984:Enoxaparin; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D006493:Heparin