Surgical embolectomy for thrombosis and ischemia following femoral arterial cannulation in small infants is rare. The nonavailability of embolectomy balloons in small sizes and the small size of the native vessels pose a challenge in repair. We describe the use of a coronary angioplasty balloon for the purpose of embolectomy in a 2.5-kg infant with femoral arterial occlusion and limb ischemia.
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Pak J Med Sci
January 2025
Hongyan Zhu, Hospital Infection Management Division, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province312000, P.R. China.
Objective: The survival benefit of venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for the management of acute high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) remains unclear. This meta-analysis combines data from comparative studies to assess the risk of mortality after ECMO vs standard care in the management of acute high-risk PE.
Methods: Databases of PubMed, CENTRAL, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase were searched from 01 January 2000 to 24 March 2023 for comparative studies with at least 10 patients/group comparing ECMO vs standard treatment.
J Clin Med Res
January 2025
Department of Nephrology, Rutgers Health - Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ 08755, USA.
Pulmonary embolism (PE) and acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are serious conditions with high morbidity and mortality. In the USA, PE causes around 100,000 deaths annually, with higher incidence in males. AIS following PE occurs in 1-10% of cases and is a leading cause of death within 2 - 4 weeks post-stroke.
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January 2025
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
Objective: As vascular surgery has become increasingly sub-specialized, the scope of vascular care that general surgeons can be trained to provide has come into question. Thus, we sought to understand the competence and autonomy of general surgery residents (GSR) in core vascular surgery procedures.
Design: Three core operations in vascular surgery were identified: lower extremity (LE) amputations, arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation, and LE embolectomy and thrombectomy (thromboembolectomy).
Oxf Med Case Reports
January 2025
Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Al Rayyan Road, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Intermittent or transient right bundle branch block (RBBB) can occur in various clinical situations but is rarely described in acute pulmonary embolism. We present a unique case involving a 57-year-old male who experienced a syncopal episode during transit. He displayed signs of a transient right bundle branch block (RBBB) and S1Q3T3 on the initial EMS ECG, which reverted to normal ECG later.
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January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Key Content: •Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) during pregnancy or the postpartum period is a rare but potentially lethal event.•Physiological changes in the coagulation system during pregnancy and puerperium would lead to a hypercoagulable state.•Diagnosis of PE in pregnancy remains a challenge due to physiological changes in pregnancy.
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