Management of high-risk pulmonary embolism: what is the place of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation?

B Assouline, M Assouline-Reinmann, R Giraud… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common disease with an annual incidence rate ranging from
39–115 per 100,000 inhabitants. It is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular mortality in …

Thrombolysis before venoarterial ECMO for high-risk pulmonary embolism: a retrospective cohort study

D Levy, O Saura, MT Passarelli, M Lucenteforte… - Intensive Care …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Despite systemic thrombolysis, a few patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism
(PE) remain hemodynamically unstable. Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane …

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JJE Boey, U Dhundi, RR Ling, JK Chiew… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for high-risk
pulmonary embolism (HRPE) with haemodynamic instability or profound cardiogenic shock …

Integration of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation into the Management of High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: An Overview of Current Evidence

R Chopard, R Morillo, N Meneveau… - …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
High-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) refers to a large embolic burden causing right
ventricular failure and hemodynamic instability. It accounts for approximately 5% of all cases …

Organ support in cardiac intensive care

G Tu, S Treskatsch, T Kasai - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Severe heart disease can trigger a cascade of systemic organ dysfunctions, encompassing
respiratory distress, acute kidney injury and gastrointestinal ischemia. Some patients may …

[HTML][HTML] Is VA-ECMO a Rescue Technique or a Treatment in Itself for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism?

R Giraud, B Assouline, K Bendjelid - Reviews in Cardiovascular …, 2022 - imrpress.com
High-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) is defined by haemodynamic instability, which can
manifest as cardiac arrest (CA), associated with either CT-scan confirmation of PE and/or …