Salvage thrombolysis and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for massive pulmonary embolism during the distal femur fracture surgery

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Jun;34(6):1189.e3-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.11.019. Epub 2015 Nov 10.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Aged
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
  • Female
  • Femoral Fractures / surgery*
  • Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Intraoperative Complications / physiopathology
  • Intraoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology
  • Pulmonary Embolism / physiopathology
  • Pulmonary Embolism / therapy*
  • Renal Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Renal Insufficiency / etiology
  • Renal Insufficiency / physiopathology
  • Renal Insufficiency / therapy
  • Renal Replacement Therapy
  • Thrombolytic Therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome