Author/Authors :
Moeinipour, Aliasghar Department of Cardiac Surgery - Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Cente - Faculty of Medical Sciences - Imam Reza Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, I.R. Iran , Abbasi Teshnizi, Mohammad Department of Cardiac Surgery - Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Cente - Faculty of Medical Sciences - Imam Reza Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, I.R. Iran , Ghorbanzadeh, Atefeh Department of Cardiac Surgery - Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Cente - Faculty of Medical Sciences - Imam Reza Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, I.R. Iran , Sheikh Andalibi, Mohammad Sobhan Department of Cardiac Surgery - Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Cente - Faculty of Medical Sciences - Imam Reza Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, I.R. Iran , Akbari, Mohamadreza Department of Cardiac Surgery - Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Cente - Faculty of Medical Sciences - Imam Reza Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, I.R. Iran , Hoseinikhah, Hamid Department of Cardiac Surgery - Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Cente - Faculty of Medical Sciences - Imam Reza Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, I.R. Iran
Abstract :
Background: Pulmonary embolism is associated with high mortality rates despite improvements in
its management. The aim of the present study was to analyze the outcome of 20 patients
who underwent surgical pulmonary embolectomy in our institution.
Methods: The medical records of all patients undergoing pulmonary embolectomy during a
3-year period at our institution were studied for demographic and preoperative data as well
as hospital mortality.
Result: Twenty patients underwent pulmonary embolectomy. The patients were aged between 35
and 76 years old. Fourteen (70%) patients were male. The most common risk factor in these
patients was a history of major surgery (55%). The hospital mortality rate was 25%.
Conclusions: Pulmonary embolectomy can be considered an effective approach in patients
with pulmonary embolism and carries low mortality and morbidity.
