Massive hemothorax following administration of intrapleural streptokinase

• Main Authors: Chai, Feng Yih, Kuan, Yeh Chunn
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/12677/1/IPSK_hemothorax.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/12677/

The administration of intrapleural streptokinase (IPSK) is widely practiced in the management of loculated empyema thoracis. To our knowledge, there have been only 4 cases of hemorrhagic complications attributed to the administration of IPSK reported in the literature. In this article, we report a c...