First Ultrasound-Assisted Thrombolysis for Pulmonary Embolism after Lung Surgery.

 Experience with early postoperative catheter-directed ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis (USAT) in high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) is limited. A first case of USAT directly after pulmonary surgery is presented.  A 60-year-old female patient with two malignancies (triple negative breast cancer and pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma) underwent video-assisted lobectomy.

Rescue operation retrieving an incorrectly implanted cardiac event recorder from the left main pulmonary artery.

Continuous heart rhythm monitoring with cardiac event recorders is increasing in clinical practice and may be helpful in diagnosing a wide range of disorders and pathologies. This case study describes the case of an 80-year-old female patient with a medical history of previous cardiac surgery in which a cardiac event recorder had to be retrieved from the left main pulmonary artery.

Prevention of Sternal Wound Infections in Women Using an External Sternum Fixation Corset.

Purpose: Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) and mediastinitis are devastating complications after median sternotomy. Previous studies demonstrated an effective prevention of sternal wound infection (SWI) using an external sternal corset in high-risk cardiac surgery patients. The aim of this study is to assess the preventive effect of the Stern-E-Fix corset in high-risk poststernotomy female patients.