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Case Reports: Obstetrics

Massive postpartum pulmonary embolism successfully treated with v-a-v ECMO: a case report

Greta Balciunienea Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania;b Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, LithuaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lukas Balciunasa Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania;b Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Lina Jakubauskienea Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania;b Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, LithuaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8209-1051
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Diana Ramasauskaitea Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania;b Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Mindaugas Serpytisa Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania;b Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Lina Gumbienea Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania;b Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, LithuaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6957-2985
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Jurate Dementavicienea Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania;b Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Pages 662-664 | Published online: 17 Aug 2020

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