Effectiveness of systemic thrombolysis on clinical outcomes in high-risk pulmonary embolism patients with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a nationwide inpatient database study

Abstract Background Current guidelines recommend systemic thrombolysis as the first-line reperfusion treatment for patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) who present with cardiogenic shock but do not require venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). However, little is know...

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Main Authors: Yuji Nishimoto, Hiroyuki Ohbe, Hiroki Matsui, Mikio Nakajima, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Yukihito Sato, Tetsuya Watanabe, Takahisa Yamada, Masatake Fukunami, Hideo Yasunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-023-00651-w