Is it Worth Using Thrombolytic Therapy in Elderly Patients with Pulmonary Embolism

ÖZÇELİK N., ÖZYURT S., YILMAZ KARA B., KARADOĞAN D., GÜMÜŞ A., ŞAHİN Ü.

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.43, sa.5, ss.433-437, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14744/etd.2021.01460
  • Dergi Adı: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.433-437
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Change of consciousness, geriatric patients, pulmonary embolism, thrombolytic therapy, THROMBOSIS
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Antithrombotic treatment is avoided in geriatric population owing to its side effects. Thus, we aimed to examine complication rates related to thrombolytic treatment in geriatric patients with pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE).