Central Venous Catheter-directed Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Massive Pulmonary Embolism
We present the case of an 88-year-old female who presented to the emergency department (ED) with suspected massive pulmonary embolism (PE) causing respiratory failure, right heart strain, and shock, who despite early and aggressive resuscitation with vasopressors and continuous peripheral infusion o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2018-01-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2t77g6kt |