Successful Resuscitation of Cardiac Arrest with Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism during Operation Using Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Support (PCPS): A case report / 대한흉부외과학회지

Since the introduction of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary support of cardiac arrest in 1983, emergent cardiopulmonary support has been used to treat cardiac arrest. Acute massive pulmonary embolism is associated with a high mortality rate and it poses a challenge for both the anesthesiologist and the surgeons especially during operations. This report describes the use of the emergent bypass system in the effective management of an intraoperative massive pulmonary embolism and cardiac arrest in a 56-year-old woman. The patient was discharged on warfarin and there was no recurrence of the pulmonary embolism at the follow-up visit.

Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Bypass Support in a Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Stent Thrombosis Complicated with Ventricular Tachycardia / 대한흉부외과학회지

Stent thrombosis is a rare complication after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but it might be related to fatal outcomes. We report a case of patient who suffered from acute myocardial infarction complicated with cardiogenic shock and ventricular tachycardia caused by stent thrombosis and successfully resuscitated by percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support.