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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 4, 117-121, Copyright © 1990 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

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Current early results of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic pulmonary embolism

PO Daily, WP Dembitzsky, S Iversen, KM Moser and W Auger
Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA.

Some patients with chronic pulmonary embolism causing severely symptomatic pulmonary hypertension have been managed by heart-lung transplantation with an associated hospital mortality of 24%. To allow comparison with pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), we have reviewed the hospital morbidity and mortality in 149 consecutive patients. From 1 October 1984 to 18 September 1989, these patients underwent PTE utilizing a standardized procedure consisting of median sternotomy, cardiopulmonary bypass, deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest for bilateral PTE in 91% (136/149) of the procedures with 7.4% (11/149) and 1.3% (2/149) undergoing right or left PTE, respectively. Ventilator dependency (greater than or equal to 5 days on respirator) occurred in 28.3% (41/146). Hospital mortality (death within 30 days or in hospital) was 11.4% (17/149). The most common causes of death were respiratory and multiorgan failure, 10 (59% of deaths) and acute pulmonary hemorrhage, 3 (17% of deaths). We conclude that PTE with an operative mortality of half that of heart-lung transplantation (11.4% vs. 24%) should be the procedure of choice for significantly symptomatic chronic pulmonary embolism. Furthermore, the hazards of immunosuppression and chronic graft rejection are avoided.

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