Case Report: Postoperative pulmonary embolism causing obstructive shock and circulatory collapse after gynecologic surgery: successful rescue with VA-ECMO
Very-high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) occurring within hours after major surgery presents a therapeutic dilemma because urgent reperfusion may be required at precisely the time when bleeding risk is greatest. We describe a 45-year-old woman who developed catastrophic bilateral PE approximately two hours after elective...