[Treatment of postoperative pulmonary embolism (author's transl)]

Peculiarities of the postoperative phase of gynaecological and puerperal patients with increased risk of bleeding and thrombo-embolism are reported in this paper. Fulminant outbreak, under such circumstances, of pulmonary embolism calls for immediate decision and no-delay action on the basis of a thoroughly defined therapeutic concept. Acute fibrinolysis and thrombectomy together with complementary therapy are described as high-risk but effective possible therapy.