title: Successful thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator for massive pulmonary embolism -A case report-.
abstract: Massive pulmonary embolism is associated with significant perioperative morbidity and mortality. We report here on a case of a 69-year-old man who suffered a massive pulmonary embolism with pulseless electrical activity during knee arthroscopic surgery. After a diagnosis was made by performing transthoracic echocardiography, the patient was treated with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator. The patient was transferred to the intensive care unit after his hemodynamic status improved. The patient went on to make a full cardiopulmonary recovery without any complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Soo
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kye-Min
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Jun Heum
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yon
authors.forename: Seung-Gyu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Jeon