Short- and long-term outcomes for the surgical treatment of acute pulmonary embolism

Abstract

Acute pulmonary embolism can be a life-threatening condition with a high mortality. The treatment choice is a matter of debate. The early and late outcomes of patients treated with surgical pulmonary embolectomy for acute pulmonary embolism in a single center were analyzed.

Keywords

• pulmonary embolism
• surgical embolectomy