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A member asked:
How much time does an emergency surgery for a pulmonary embolism last?
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Can't tell: If you mean surgery to open up the chest and remove the clots from the arteries, then hours. This is a big procedure. You should be discussing this with the Thoracic Surgeon who is going to do the procedure.
Answered 5/28/2014
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