Korean J Anesthesiol.
2010 Jul;59(1):56-60. 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.1.56.
Successful thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator for massive pulmonary embolism: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kyemin@paik.ac.kr
- KMID: 2236490
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2010.59.1.56
Abstract
- Massive 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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