Open AccessMassive Pulmonary Emboli Treated with Multidisciplinary Modalities against All Odds: Case Report
Author(s) -
M Saban,
Lev Zaretsky,
Rabia Salama,
Aziz Darawsha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical cases and reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-0435
DOI - 10.46619/joccr.2019.2-1028
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolus , embolus , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , resuscitation , pulmonary angiography , shock (circulatory) , pulmonary embolism , hemodynamics , intensive care medicine , surgery , cardiology , radiology
We present a case of an 83 years-old-male who presented to the emergency department at a tertiary hospital with cardiac arrest and was immediately transported to the resuscitation bay. He was diagnosed with respiratory failure, right heart strain and shock. At a later point, after 30 minutes of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and hemodynamic stabilization with two vasopressors, it was decided to confirm pulmonary embolus diagnosis with CT angiography. We present a case study with positive results despite faint chances of success due to an aggressive approach to large pulmonary embolus, in part owing to multidisciplinary response team, rapid diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention.