Non-mechanical haemodynamic support in acute pulmonary thromboembolism: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) may require haemodynamic supportive therapies while appropriate therapies for clot burden reduction are pursued. This scoping review aims to identify the non-mechanical haemodynamic support interventions that have been investigated for the management of acute PE, and to map the available evidence for each intervention.

Methods

An iterative search of MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library was performed to map all available animal studies, case-series, observational studies, human trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses that investigate any non-mechanical haemodynamic support in acute PE.

Results

6,362 unique articles were screened and of the 132 studies that met the eligibility criteria, 98 were an

SUBMITTER: Body W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12361032 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature