Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase

The administration of intrapleural streptokinase (IPSK) is widely practiced in the management of loculated empyema thoracis. To our knowledge, there have been only 4 cases of hemorrhagic complications attributed to the administration of IPSK reported in the literature. In this article, we report a c...

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Main Authors: Chai, Feng Yih, Kuan, Yeh Chunn
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Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/12677/1/IPSK_hemothorax.pdf
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description The administration of intrapleural streptokinase (IPSK) is widely practiced in the management of loculated empyema thoracis. To our knowledge, there have been only 4 cases of hemorrhagic complications attributed to the administration of IPSK reported in the literature. In this article, we report a case of a 17-year-old girl who received IPSK and developed shock, anemia, coagulopathy and massive hemothorax. Our discussion focuses on the hemorrhagic complication of chest tube insertion and the role of IPSK in blood clot lysis and inhibition of local hemostasis.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:126772012-01-31T00:47:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12677/ Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase Chai, Feng Yih Kuan, Yeh Chunn RC Internal medicine The administration of intrapleural streptokinase (IPSK) is widely practiced in the management of loculated empyema thoracis. To our knowledge, there have been only 4 cases of hemorrhagic complications attributed to the administration of IPSK reported in the literature. In this article, we report a case of a 17-year-old girl who received IPSK and developed shock, anemia, coagulopathy and massive hemothorax. Our discussion focuses on the hemorrhagic complication of chest tube insertion and the role of IPSK in blood clot lysis and inhibition of local hemostasis. 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12677/1/IPSK_hemothorax.pdf Chai, Feng Yih and Kuan, Yeh Chunn (2011) Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase. Annals of thoracic medicine, 6 (3). pp. 149-51. ISSN 1998-3557
spellingShingle RC Internal medicine
Chai, Feng Yih
Kuan, Yeh Chunn
Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase
title Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase
title_full Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase
title_fullStr Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase
title_full_unstemmed Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase
title_short Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase
title_sort massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase
topic RC Internal medicine
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/12677/1/IPSK_hemothorax.pdf
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