Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in massive pulmonary embolism

EV Dolmatova, K Moazzami, TP Cocke, E Elmann… - Heart & Lung, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) has been suggested
for cardiopulmonary support in patients with massive pulmonary embolism (PE) refractory to
other treatment or as bridging to embolectomy. The survival benefit from ECMO in patients
with massive PE remains unclear. Methods Here, we describe 5 cases in which ECMO was
used as cardiopulmonary support following massive near-fatal pulmonary embolism.
Results The overall mortality in patients with massive PE that received ECMO support was …
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