Good neurological recovery after rescue thrombolysis of presumed pulmonary embolism despite prior 100 minutes CPR

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2014, Pages E289-E293

  Wu, Jiang Ping ^a   Gu, Dan Yan ^b   Wang, Sheng ^a   Zhang, Zhen Jun ^a   Zhou, Jian Cang ^b   Zhang, Rui Feng ^b  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine The Second People's Hospital of Yiwu City   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Pulmonary embolism (PE); Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALTEPLASE; D DIMER; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAINTNESS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE NECROSIS; LACUNAR STROKE; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION CARE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 84920284261     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.12.23     Document Type: Article

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