Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the treatment of massive pulmonary embolism.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
After witnessing the death of a patient following pulmonary embolectomy, John H. Gibbon, Jr, developed the idea of a device for extracorporeal oxygenation and circulation. What followed has led to the present-day method of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as an effective method of cardiorespiratory support. In this case of massive acute pulmonary embolism, its use in a conscious patient completes the circle from the first ideas of Gibbon.
Medical subject headings
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Pulmonary Embolism