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HISTORY<br />
1872 - Dr. Trendelenburg studied 9 hospitalized patients with PE. He<br />
performed 2 pulmonary embolectomies and both patients died within<br />
37 hours.<br />
1924 - Dr. Kirschner, a student of Trendelenburg, performed the first<br />
successful pulmonary embolectomy. This case was presented at the<br />
Berlin Surgical Conference. Dr. Oschner from the USA attended this<br />
conference and took note of the procedure.<br />
1932 - Drs. Oschner and Debakey advocated IVC ligation to prevent<br />
pulmonary embolus.<br />
1932 - While a surgical resident, Dr. Gibbon witnessed an<br />
unsuccessful open attempt to save the life of a young woman who had<br />
sustained a pulmonary embolus - this was the catalyst for the<br />
development of the Heart / Lung Machine.<br />
1934 - Dr. Homans performed the first prophylactic venous ligation.
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