Treatment of pulmonary thromboembolism
LI Yan-xia
ZHANG Zhong-he
Abstract：Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a relatively common cardiovascular emergency.Haemodynamic instability is the characteristics of massive pulmonary embolism,with a mortality as high as 20%.The goals of PE treatment are to remove the thromboembolic obstruction rapidly,exert beneficial effects on haemodynamic parameters and save the lives of patients.Haemodynamic and respiratory support is of vital importance in some critically ill patients with PE.The basic treatment is anticoagulation,the methods of which are different for PE during pregnancy,among cancer patients,with fight heart thrombi and with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Keywords：pulmonary embolismthrombus
Publication Date：2010-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 303-306 )