Table 1 Case reports of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation caused by pulmonary embolism
Cases (authors + year) | Age/gender | Condition | Type of cardiac arrest | Who performed ultrasound | Mode | Finding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeong et al 2015 [20] | 46/female | Large B cell lymphoma | PEA | Emergency physician | Transthoracic | Marked RA dilatation, a small LV, and abnormal inter-ventricular septal wall motion |
Chowdhury et al. 2015 [21] | 63/male | Abdominal surgery | PEA | Not reported | Transthoracic | Enlarged RA with multiple thrombi, compressed LV with inter-ventricular septal shift |
Swol et al. 2016 [22] | 5 cases (37–53 years) | Trauma and injury | Not reported | Not reported | Transthoracic | Thrombus of the inferior vena cava that extended to the RV |
Northey et al. 2015 [23] | 34/female | No | Not reported | Not reported | Transthoracic | Severe RV dilatation with global systolic impairment and failure |
Lu et al. 2004 [24] | 73/male | Fracture surgery | Not reported | Not reported | Transesophageal | Severely distended RA and RV, with a large embolus in the RA |
Tsai et al. 1999 [25] | 58/female | Uterine cervix carcinoma | Not reported | Not reported | Transesophageal | Marked RA dilation, a small RV, and nearly empty chambers of the left heart, massive thromboembolism in the RA |
Ilsaas et al 1998 [26] | 43/female | Cesarean section | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | RV dilation, compressed LV and tricuspid insufficiency |
Liang et al. 2011 [19] | 59/male | NSCLC | Not reported | Not reported | Transthoracic | Marked RV dilation; LVEF = 68% |