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
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	RC Internal medicine
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spelling	iium-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
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spellingShingle	RC Internal medicine Chai, Feng Yih Kuan, Yeh Chunn Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase
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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author	Chai, Feng Yih Kuan, Yeh Chunn
author_facet	Chai, Feng Yih Kuan, Yeh Chunn
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title	Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase
title_short	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_sort	massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase
publishDate	2011
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Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase

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