Comparison of Surgical Embolectomy and Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Massive Pulmonary Embolism

Massive pulmonary embolism (MPE) is associated with a 20-50% mortality rate with guideline directed therapy. MPE treatment with surgical embolectomy (SE) or venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) have shown promising results. In the context of a surgical management strategy for MPE, a comparison of outcomes associated with VA-ECMO or SE was performed. A retrospective review of a single institution cardiac surgery database was performed, identifying MPE treated with SE or VA-ECMO between 2005-2020.

Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - June 19, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Joshua B. Goldberg, Daniel M. Spevack, Syed Ahsan, Yogita Rochlani, Suguru Ohira, Philip Spencer, Masashi Kai, Ramin Malekan, David Spielvogel, Steven Lansman Tags: ADULT – Original Submission Source Type: research