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Korean J Anesthesiol · Jul 2010
Successful thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator for massive pulmonary embolism -A case report-.
- Min Soo Kim, Kye-Min Kim, Seung-Hoon Woo, Yun Hee Lim, Jun Heum Yon, and Seung-Gyu Jeon.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Korean J Anesthesiol. 2010 Jul 1;59(1):56-60.
AbstractMassive pulmonary embolism is associated with significant perioperative morbidity and mortality. We report here on a case of a 69-year-old man who suffered a massive pulmonary embolism with pulseless electrical activity during knee arthroscopic surgery. After a diagnosis was made by performing transthoracic echocardiography, the patient was treated with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator. The patient was transferred to the intensive care unit after his hemodynamic status improved. The patient went on to make a full cardiopulmonary recovery without any complications.
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