Successful thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator for massive pulmonary embolism: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2010.59.1.56
- Author:
Min Soo KIM
1
;
Kye Min KIM
;
Seung Hoon WOO
;
Yun Hee LIM
;
Jun Heum YON
;
Seung Gyu JEON
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kyemin@paik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary embolism;
Thrombolytic therapy;
Tissue plasminogen activator
- MeSH:
Aged;
Arthroscopy;
Echocardiography;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Intensive Care Units;
Knee;
Pulmonary Embolism;
Thrombolytic Therapy;
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2010;59(1):56-60
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Massive pulmonary embolism is associated with significant perioperative morbidity and mortality. We report here on a case of a 69-year-old man who suffered a massive pulmonary embolism with pulseless electrical activity during knee arthroscopic surgery. After a diagnosis was made by performing transthoracic echocardiography, the patient was treated with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator. The patient was transferred to the intensive care unit after his hemodynamic status improved. The patient went on to make a full cardiopulmonary recovery without any complications.
