Assertion: pulmonary embolectomy | /r/HasProperty | reserved for patient
Facets:
value: with massive pe
type: OTHER
value: according to accp guidelines
type: OTHER
value: in the past
type: TEMPORAL
value: because of its high mortality rate
type: CAUSE
value: with severe hemodynamic instability
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: According to ACCP guidelines, surgical pulmonary embolectomy for the initial treatment of PE is reserved for patients with massive PE (documented angiographically, if possible), shock despite heparin and resuscitation efforts, and failure of thrombolytic therapy or a contraindication to its use.4
text: In the past, open pulmonary embolectomy was reserved for patients with severe hemodynamic instability because of its high mortality rate.
text: According to ACCP guidelines, surgical pulmonary embolectomy for the initial treatment of PE is reserved for patients with massive PE (documented angiographically, if possible), shock despite heparin and resuscitation efforts, and failure of thrombolytic therapy or a contraindication to its use.4