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Emergent Surgical Embolectomy for Massive Pulmonary Embolism Causing Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest

Best Anyama, Omar Viswanath, Carolina De La Cuesta, Murlikrishna Kannan, Michael Wittels, Steve Xydas, Alan David Kaye and David A. Farcy
Ochsner Journal June 2018, 18 (2) 183-187; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.17.0067
Best Anyama
1Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
2Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
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Omar Viswanath
3Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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Carolina De La Cuesta
4Division of Critical Care, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
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Murlikrishna Kannan
5Integrated Anesthesia Medical Group, Manhattan Beach, CA
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Michael Wittels
6Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
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Steve Xydas
7Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
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Alan David Kaye
2Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
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David A. Farcy
4Division of Critical Care, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
8Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
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vol. 18 no. 2 183-187
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.17.0067

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1524-5012
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  • Published online June 1, 2018.

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  1. Best Anyama, MD, MPH1,2,
  2. Omar Viswanath, MD3,
  3. Carolina De La Cuesta, MD4,
  4. Murlikrishna Kannan, MD5,
  5. Michael Wittels, MD6,
  6. Steve Xydas, MD7,
  7. Alan David Kaye, MD, PhD2 and
  8. David A. Farcy, MD4,8⇑
  1. 1Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
  2. 2Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
  3. 3Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
  4. 4Division of Critical Care, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
  5. 5Integrated Anesthesia Medical Group, Manhattan Beach, CA
  6. 6Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
  7. 7Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
  8. 8Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
  1. Address correspondence to David A. Farcy, MD, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Director of Emergency Department, Critical Care, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Rd., Miami Beach, FL 33140. Tel: (305) 674-2948. Email: dfarcy{at}msmc.com
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Ochsner Journal Jun 2018, 18 (2) 183-187; DOI: 10.31486/toj.17.0067
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