This is a summary of a case study entitled “Surgical pulmonary embolectomy on VA-ECMO” reported by Rachel Steinhorn, Adam A. Dalia, Edward A. Bittner, and Marvin G. Chang analyzing the use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) as opposed to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in a patient undergoing treatment for pulmonary embolism. The full study is published on PubMed and can be read here.