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MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM DURING PREGNANCY TREATED WITH STREPTOKINASE
Author(s) -
McTaggart Don R.,
Ingram T. G.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb130465.x
Subject(s) - streptokinase , pulmonary embolism , medicine , heparin , shock (circulatory) , pregnancy , maternal death , obstetrics , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , surgery , cardiology , myocardial infarction , population , environmental health , biology , genetics
A 24‐year‐old multipara 34 weeks pregnant presented in shock due to massive pulmonary embolism. Recovery followed thrombolytic therapy, although fetal death occurred early. There were no serious maternal side effects, although hypofibrinogenaemia occurred. Thrombolytic therapy is considered to offer advantages over heparin in this situation.