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Title: | Successful treatment of peripartum massive pulmonary embolism with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and catheter-directed pulmonary thrombolytic therapy. | Austin Authors: | Weinberg, Laurence ;Kay, C;Liskaser, F;Jones, Daryl A ;Tay, S;Jaffe, S;Seevanayagam, Sievn;Doolan, Laurie | Affiliation: | Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia | Issue Date: | 1-May-2011 | Publication information: | Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; 39(3): 486-91 | Abstract: | Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension during pregnancy is uncommon but is associated with maternal mortality in excess of 35%. We report a case of decompensated thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension requiring emergency caesarean section and postpartum treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and thrombolytic therapy with urokinase. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, catheter-directed pulmonary thrombolytic therapy and other pulmonary vasodilators for management of this life-threatening disease is discussed. | Gov't Doc #: | 21675072 | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/11284 | Journal: | Anaesthesia and Intensive Care | URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21675072 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | Adult Catheterization Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Female Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary.therapy Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular.therapy Pulmonary Embolism.therapy Thrombolytic Therapy |
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