Successful thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator for massive pulmonary embolism -A case report

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-60

  Kim, Min Soo ^a   Kim, Kye Min ^a   Woo, Seung Hoon ^a   Lim, Yun Hee ^a   Yon, Jun Heum ^a   Jeon, Seung Gyu ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pulmonary embolism; Thrombolytic therapy; Tissue plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACTYLASE; ADRENALIN; ALTEPLASE; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; FLECAINIDE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CAPNOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MASSAGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREMEDICATION; REOPERATION; RESUSCITATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77955607605     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.1.56     Document Type: Article

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