Life-threatening pleural hemorrhage following intrapleural enzyme therapy and successful treatment with fibrin-thrombin sealant pleurodesis: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Intrapleural fibrinolytic enzyme therapy is a potentially surgery-sparing treatment for poorly resolving parapneumonic effusion and empyema. It is safe in the majority of patients, however the most significant risk associated with this treatment is severe bleeding secondary to pleural...

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Autores principales: Vun, Simon V., Lance, David G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4683702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26683839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0775-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4683702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26683839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0775-5

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