Thrombolytic therapy for massive pulmonary embolism 12 hours after cesarean delivery despite contraindication?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 502-504

  Stefanovic, Branislav S ^a   Vasiljevic, Zorana ^a   Mitrovic, Predrag ^a   Karadzic, Ana ^a   Ostojic, Miodrag ^a  

^a CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; STREPTOKINASE;

EID: 33745147579     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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