The use of fibrinolytic therapy for parapneumonic effusion in pregnancy: a case report and a review

Table 1 Cases of complicated parapneumonic effusion in pregnant ladies managed with intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy

Publication year	Author	Age	GA	Fibrinolytic therapy
2009	Samuel Nir [12]	24	33	Streptokinase (250,000 U/Q 8 h), total 9 doses over 72 h
2012	Hakki Ulutas [1]	22	24	Streptokinase 250,000 U/day, 2 doses
2012	Hakki Ulutas [1]	39	29	Streptokinase 250,000 U/day, 4 doses
2017	Heather Torbic [9]	35	32	2.5 mg of tPA, 1 dose
2019	Diana Amariei [8]	32	28	Two doses:2.5 mg of alteplase and 5 mg of dornase, third dose of alteplase of 5 mg
2021	Awrad Nasralla	35	23	5 mg of tPA, 1 dose

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