Intrapleural Alteplase and Dornase in a Pregnant Woman With Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion.

Amariei, Diana E; Tran, Bich-Chieu; Yao, Roufan; Britt, Edward M; Holden, Van K; Sachdeva, Ashutosh; Pickering, Edward M · Ann Thorac Surg · 2019

case_report · Level V

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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.

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