Aggressive emergency interventional management in a case of intraoperative massive pulmonary embolism

Aggressive emergency interventional management in a case of intraoperative massive pulmonary embolism

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is commonly associated with trauma-related orthopedic procedures (63% or even higher). Massive PE in this setting requires meticulous treatment decisions to reduce bleeding risk. We hereby present such a case where we successfully used a combination of fibrinolysis and...

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Main Authors: Shishir K Roul, Shubhranshu Kumar, Muni Venkatesa Reddy, Saurabh Ajit Deshpande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian College of Cardiology
Subjects:
bleeding
catheter-directed fragmentation
fibrinolysis
multidisciplinary
pulmonary embolism
Online Access:http://www.joicc.org/article.asp?issn=1561-8811;year=2020;volume=10;issue=1;spage=40;epage=42;aulast=Roul

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