Management of intractable postoperative blepharoplasty bleeding after thrombolysis for a pulmonary embolism.
A 61-year-old man underwent uneventful upper blepharoplasty but suffered a life-threatening pulmonary embolism requiring complex management for intractable bleeding following thrombolysis.
Burroughs
John R
JR
jrburroughs67@yahoo.com
D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006490:Hemostatics; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator