Goldberg M E, Moore J H, Jarrell B E, Seltzer J L
Can Anaesth Soc J. 1986 Jan;33(1):79-83. doi: 10.1007/BF03010914.
Transvenous pulmonary catheter embolectomy is being used as a method of treatment for patients suffering from massive pulmonary embolism. The anaesthetic management of these patients can be complex. Presented is a case of transvenous pulmonary embolectomy in a patient who also had an intravascular volume deficit secondary to haemorrhage and possible reperfusion oedema. A discussion of appropriate monitoring during procedure follows.
