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. 2024 Dec 10;33(1):14–25. doi: 10.1007/s12471-024-01916-1

Table 3.

Major bleeding following the FlowTriever procedure

Age Sex ST Description
37 Female Yes Continuous bleeding along VA-ECMO cannula on day 1, requiring administration of 6 packed red blood cells
82 Female Yes Presentation with circulatory arrest, followed by coronary angiogram before pulmonary embolism diagnosis. Cardiac tamponade on the same day, after which treatment was ceased due to poor prognosis
56 Male No Haemothorax and splenic bleeding following cardiac resuscitation requiring thoracic drain insertion and splenectomy
56 Female Yes Haemothorax caused by possible bleeding of intercostal artery on day 1 for which coiling was considered (but not attempted as no active bleeding seen on angiography) and 2 packed red blood cells were administered
56 Male Yes Pectoral muscle bleeding following resuscitation; multiple packed cells were administered

ST systemic thrombolysis, VA-ECMO veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation