Cardiac arrest from massive PE in nephrotic syndrome successfully treated with embolectomy and ECMO

Pulmonary emboli (PE) are commonly encountered events with presentations ranging from benign incidental findings to obstructive shock. We present a case of a 20 year old male with nephrotic syndrome who suffered complete cardiovascular collapse with cardiac arrest in the setting of a massive PE, req...

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Published inRespiratory medicine case reports Vol. 24; pp. 163 - 164
Main Authors Connor-Schuler, Randi, Hrabec, Daniel, Corrales, Julio Pinto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2018
Elsevier
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Case Report
ECMO
Embolectomy
Nephrotic syndrome
Shock
ECMO
Shock
Nephrotic syndrome
PE
Embolectomy
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Summary:Pulmonary emboli (PE) are commonly encountered events with presentations ranging from benign incidental findings to obstructive shock. We present a case of a 20 year old male with nephrotic syndrome who suffered complete cardiovascular collapse with cardiac arrest in the setting of a massive PE, requiring open surgical embolectomy and ECMO support. We reviewed the literature on massive PE's focusing on the use of ECMO and success of the rarely performed open embolectomy for the treatment of obstructive shock from a massive PE.
ISSN:2213-0071
2213-0071
DOI:10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.05.021