Experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in massive and submassive pulmonary embolism in a tertiary care center

[...]PE with severe RV failure and cardiogenic shock remains a serious life-threatening condition. Age (y) Sex BMI DM RF Other comorbidities Etiology Cardiopulmonary arrest/CPR pre-ECMO Diagnosis Pre-ECMO intervention Vasopressors/inotropes 1 37 F 21 No No None Pregnancy, Anti-phospholipid syndrome Cardiopulmonary arrest, no CPR CTA IV heparin No 2 57 F 57 No No RA, hypothyroidism, pernicious anemia Immobilization Cardiopulmonary arrest, CPR CTA and pulmonary angiography Pulmonary embolectomy, local TPA, IV heparin Epi, VP, milrinone 3 55 M 27 No Yes RCC Tumor emboli No CPR Pulmonary Angiography Surgical embolectomya, IV heparin NE, Epi, VP, milrinone 4 48 M 32 No No Alcoholism Surgery Cardiopulmonary arrest, CPR Clinical, Echocardiography Surgical embolectomy, RVAD, IV heparin NE, Epi Table 1 Patient demographics, comorbidities and clinical course Baseline patient characteristics, comorbidities, and clinical course.