Commentary: Surgical embolectomy for massive pulmonary embolism revisited: A contemporary tribute to Trendelenburg procedure

Despite all contributions of modern medicine, intensive care and surgery, pulmonary embolism remains one of the most important cause of cardiovascular death. In the most recent guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), patients with acute pulmonary embolism are classified according to the PESI score (pulmonary embolism severity index) into high risk, intermediate risk and low risk patients.1 The score includes vital signs as well as patient associated factors like age, sex and comorbidities and predicts 30-day mortality.
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: ADULT – Commentary Source Type: research