title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, 3040 Burnett-Womack Bldg, CB# 7065, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7065, USA. sheridan@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Brett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sheridan
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome