Tenecteplase and return of spontaneous circulation after refractory cardiopulmonary arrest

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1015-1017

  Adams, Bruce D ^a   Kim, James Y ^b   Jackson, Walter O ^b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Pulmonary embolism; Tenecteplase; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALTEPLASE; ATROPINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; PROCAINAMIDE; STREPTOKINASE; TENECTEPLASE; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL;

AGED; BLOOD CIRCULATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 6344266844     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000141304.33759.74     Document Type: Article

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