Recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator treatment in an extremely low birth weight infant

Clin Case Rep. 2021 May 15;9(5):e04236. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4236. eCollection 2021 May.

Authors

Tomonori Kurimoto¹, Yoshikazu Shimoji¹, Atsuya Shimabukuro¹, Tatsuo Ohshiro¹

Affiliation

¹ Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center and Children's Medical Center Okinawa Japan.

Abstract

Tissue plasminogen activator can effectively treat clinical thrombosis in premature infants 11 hours after birth.

Keywords: 24 weeks of gestation; ELBW; catheter‐related intracardiac thrombus; tPA.

© 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Case Reports