title: Operative and Perioperative Pulmonary Emboli.
abstract: Intraoperative and perioperative massive pulmonary emboli remain an unusual but well-established cause of death. Improved outcomes rely on a high index of suspicion, prompt recognition, and aggressive intervention. Surgical embolectomy outcomes have improved drastically since its inception as a technique at the turn of the previous century and should be used without hesitation during an intraoperative crisis in which pulmonary embolism has been determined to be the cause. There is an emerging trend toward a more aggressive approach.
authors.affiliation: UCSF Department of Surgery, UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center at Mt Zion, 1600 Divisadero, St San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
authors.forename: Jordy C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.affiliation: UCSF Department of Surgery, UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center at Mt Zion, 1600 Divisadero, St San Francisco, CA 94115, USA. Electronic address: David.Jablons@ucsfmedctr.org.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Jablons
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects
keywords: Operative; Perioperative; Pulmonary embolectomy; Pulmonary emboli; Venous thromboembolism