Intrapleural Alteplase and Dornase in a Pregnant Woman With Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.023.
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Abstract
The use of intrapleural alteplase and dornase in pregnant patients remains an uncertain practice because bleeding complications in these cases could be devastating. We present a case in which we successfully used a modified protocol safely.
Medical subject headings
- Deoxyribonuclease I
- Fibrinolytic Agents
- Pleural Effusion
- Pregnancy Complications
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator