Successful thrombolysis for massive pulmonary embolism after pulmonary resection

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1785-1787

  Sayeed, Rana A ^a   Nashef, Samer A M ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOBECTOMY; LUNG ADENOMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0033039833     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00346-X     Document Type: Article

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