Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Patients With Pulmonary Embolism Undergoing Thrombolysis

Austin Kluis; John Eisenga; John J Squiers; J Michael DiMaio; Dennis Gable; John Kedora; William Shutze; Timothy George

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.065

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Patients With Pulmonary Embolism Undergoing Thrombolysis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jul;114(1):e55-e57. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.065. Epub 2021 Oct 1.

Authors

Austin Kluis¹, John Eisenga¹, John J Squiers², J Michael DiMaio³, Dennis Gable⁴, John Kedora⁴, William Shutze⁴, Timothy George³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, Texas.
² Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital, Plano, Texas. Electronic address: john.squiers@bswhealth.org.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital, Plano, Texas.
⁴ Department of Vascular Surgery, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital, Plano, Texas.

PMID: 34606747
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.065

Abstract

Patients with massive pulmonary embolism undergoing catheter-directed therapy are at high risk for cardiopulmonary arrest in the periprocedural period due to severe right ventricular dysfunction. We report the outcomes of 3 patients with massive pulmonary embolism treated successfully with catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Catheters
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Heart Arrest* / etiology
Heart Arrest* / therapy
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism* / therapy
Thrombolytic Therapy