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A Porcine Model of Acute Autologous Pulmonary Embolism
Published on: September 6, 2024
Acute massive pulmonary embolism treated by thrombo-embolectomy using intermittent deep hypothermic circulatory
Bart P Van Putte1, Nabil Bantal, Repke Snijder
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sint Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Acute massive pulmonary embolism is a life threatening medical emergency resulting in a high mortality rate. Usually, urgent thrombo-embolectomy is performed using double venous cannulation without circulatory arrest. We describe a patient suffering from acute massive pulmonary embolism that was treated by emergency thrombo-embolectomy. Due to back-bleeding the view into the lobar and segmental pulmonary arteries was severely compromised. In order to achieve complete thrombo-embolectomy, intermittent deep hypothermic circulatory arrest was performed.
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