Open AccessCorrespondence
Author(s) -
Nicola J B Trepte,
Robert Mallinson,
Ali Cheema
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0269
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , major bleeding , venous thrombosis , anticoagulant therapy , intensive care medicine , post thrombotic syndrome , thrombosis , surgery , myocardial infarction
Dear Sir, In the latest edition of the journal, catheter-directed thrombolysis was reviewed (1), and does appear to be an attractive therapeutic option for treatment of deep venous thrombosis, both in prevention of postthrombotic syndrome and avoidance of anticoagulant therapy. I have one concern about the procedure with regards to the quoted bleeding rates. A systematic review reported high bleeding rates at 31% though major bleeding rates were low (2)