Outcomes of Surgical and Mechanical Thrombectomy in Massive Saddle Pulmonary Embolism: A National Perspective.

Division

West Florida

Hospital

Oak Hill Hospital

Document Type

Manuscript

Publication Date

10-3-2022

Keywords

mechanical thrombectomy, outcomes, predictors, saddle pulmonary embolism, surgical thrombectomy, trends

Disciplines

Cardiovascular Diseases | Internal Medicine | Respiratory Tract Diseases | Surgical Procedures, Operative

Abstract

Introduction Saddle pulmonary embolism (PE) is a type of central PE that involves the bifurcation of the pulmonary arteries. First-line treatment is usually systemic thrombolytics, but surgical and mechanical thrombectomy (ST and MT) are used for patients with contraindications to thrombolytics or right heart strain. This study compares surgical and mechanical thrombectomy trends and outcomes in patients with saddle PE. Methods The data was extracted from the National In-Patient Sample (NIS) from 2016-2018 using the International Classification of Diseases-10-Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) diagnosis codes. We used the Cochrane-Armitage trend test to analyze the trends of ST and MT and the chi-square test for statistical analyses. A two-tailed p-value of65 years and more with comorbidity burdens were more likely to undergo MT over ST. In-hospital mortality after ST was 15.1%, and after MT was 11.1% (p:

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Cureus

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