Successful treatment of fulminant pulmonary embolism with extracorporeal life support and simultaneous systemic thrombolytic therapy after 1 h of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Here we describe a patient with a fulminant pulmonary embolism, who has been successfully treated with an extracorporeal life support system and simultaneous systemic thrombolytic therapy after 1 h of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany. hkamiya88@yahoo.co.jp.
Hiroyuki
H
Kamiya
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Hug
H
Aubin
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Payam
P
Akhyari
Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Duesseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Roland
R
Walz
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Diyar
D
Saeed
Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Duesseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Detlef
D
Miles-Kindgen
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Artur
A
Lichtenberg
D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
Extracorporeal life support; Fulminant pulmonary embolism; Thrombolytic thrapy