[Serious pulmonary embolism and thromboaspiration].
Pulmonary embolism is a common disease with a mortality rate of approximately 3%. Polytraumatised patients are particularly susceptible to thromboembolism because of prolonged immobilisation and inflammatory syndrome, thrombembolic risk also increases significantly during the peripartum period. Rapid diagnosis and intervention are essential for survival. Conventional treatment consists of systemic intravascular thrombolysis, but this procedure is often contraindicated in intensive care patients because of the high risk of haemorrhage. We report two cases of successful treatment using radiological endovascular thrombectomy.
Renard
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Réanimation médicochirurgicale, hôpital St-Roch, CHU de Nice, université Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 4, rue Pierre-Dévoluy, 06006 Nice, France.
Valla
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Sedat
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J
Ichai
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C
Quintard
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H
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013396:Suction