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Major bleeding complications after cardiopulmonary resuscitation: impact of thrombolytic treatment
Author(s) -
Kurkciyan I.,
Meron G.,
Sterz F.,
Müllner M.,
Tobler K.,
Domanovits H.,
Schreiber W.,
Bankl H. C.,
Laggner A. N.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01079.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , thrombolysis , resuscitation , myocardial infarction , odds ratio , confidence interval , complication , retrospective cohort study , anesthesia , surgery , cardiology
The risk of bleeding complications caused by thrombolysis in patients with cardiac arrest and prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation is unclear. We evaluate the complication rate of systemic thrombolysis in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by acute myocardial infarction, especially in relation to duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.