Successful clot lysis using low dose of streptokinase in 22 neonates with aortic thromboses.
作者信息
Cheah F C, Boo N Y, Rohana J, Yong S C
机构信息
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
出版信息
J Paediatr Child Health. 2001 Oct;37(5):479-82. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2001.00700.x.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether intravenous infusion of low dose of streptokinase was effective in lysing umbilical arterial catheter (UAC)-associated aortic thrombi.
METHOD
A prospective cohort study of 31 consecutive newborn infants with UAC-associated aortic thrombi which were detected by abdominal ultrasonography after removal of UAC. Twenty-two infants were treated with intravenous infusion of low dose (1000 U/h) streptokinase, while nine others were not treated due to various contra-indications. Thrombolysis occurred after a mean interval of 2.2 days (standard deviation (SD) = 1.8) in the treated infants. In the untreated infants, spontaneous thrombolysis occurred significantly later, after a mean interval of 16.9 days (SD = 14.7) (95% confidence intervals of difference between mean intervals - 26.0, - 3.4; P = 0.02). Only one treated infant developed mild bleeding directly attributed to streptokinase therapy.
CONCLUSION
Low dose streptokinase infusion was effective and safe in thrombolysing UAC-associated aortic thrombi.
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