Contemporary Surgical Management of Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism ( Principles and Practice of Cardiothoracic Surgery )

Publication series ： Principles and Practice of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Author： Dawn S. Hui and P. Michael McFadden

Publisher： IntechOpen‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: INT5672653969

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535111566

P-ISBN(Hardback): 9789535111566

Subject： R6 Surgery

Keyword：外科学

Language： ENG

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Contemporary Surgical Management of Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism

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Chapter 17 Contemporary Surgical Management of Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism

1. Introduction

2. Historical developments

3. Contemporary management: diagnosis and prognostication

4. Contemporary multimodality management

4.1. Surgical pulmonary embolectomy

4.2. Contemporary surgical outcomes and expanded indications

4.3. Thrombolytics, special populations, catheter-based therapy, and IVC filters

5. Conclusion

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