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Intrapleural Tenecteplase for Complicated Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion.

Husain KadhemKannan SridharanNaser Naser
Published in: Case reports in pulmonology (2021)
Intrapleural thrombolytics have shown promising results in complicated parapneumonic pleural effusions reducing the need for surgical interventions. Until now, studies have evaluated primarily streptokinase, urokinase, and recently, alteplase. In this case series, we share our experience with tenecteplase-a tissue-specific plasminogen activator in 15 patients. We observed that tenecteplase is effective in 14/15 (93.3%) of our patients, and none of them had any bleeding episodes.
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