Thrombolysis

New findings from University of Southern California in the area of thrombolysis described

Published in Blood Weekly, June 28th, 2007

Investigators publish new data in the report "Intrapleural thrombolysis for the management of undrained traumatic hemothorax: a prospective observational study. Tube thoracostomy is usually sufficient treatment for traumatic hemothorax. Occasionally, significant residual collections remain undrained," scientists in the United States report.

"Open thoracotomy and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) have been used to manage undrained traumatic hemothoraces (UTHs). Both techniques are invasive and harbor risks. More recently, intrapleural administration of thrombolytic agents (streptokinase and urokinase) has been reported as an effective nonoperative treatment of...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-06-28)

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