Low-dose intra-arterial thrombolysis in the treatment of phlegmasia caerulea dolens.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Three patients with phlegmasia caerulea dolens treated successfully by low-dose intra-arterial thrombolysis are presented. In all patients a rapid improvement was observed and amputation avoided. The risk of pulmonary embolus was reduced by the use of a retrievable vena cava filter in one patient and thrombolytic therapy in the presence of a previously inserted cava filter in the other two.
Medical subject headings
- Thrombolytic Therapy
- Thrombophlebitis