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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e1-e2
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Successful surgical management of a neonate with a saddle pulmonary embolus

Lorraine E. De Blanche, MDa, Michael L. Schmitz, MDb, Charles E. Johnson, RN, CCPa, Thomas H. Best, MDc, Jonathan J. Drummond-Webb, MD*a

a Section of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
b Section of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
c Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Accepted for publication November 25, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Drummond-Webb, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Arkansas Children's Hospital, 800 Marshall St, #677, Little Rock, AR 72202-3591, USA
e-mail: drummond-webbjonathan{at}uams.edu

A female neonate presented with evidence of a massive ventilation-perfusion mismatch. She was subsequently found to have a saddle pulmonary embolus. The infant successfully underwent surgical pulmonary embolectomy.




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