thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism. Ideally this should include comparative studies against catheter-directed thrombolysis alone. Patient selection should be documented. The dose of thrombolytic ...

A Cochrane review [16] comparing catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) for acute DVT with traditional AC in nearly 700 patients revealed the following: Significantly improved early clot lysis with ...

Techniques for thrombus removal include catheter-directed thrombolysis ... major bleeding rate 5–11% US-aided: CDT time is reduced to median 22 h and bleeding rate to 3.8% [24,36] Percutaneous ...

including catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) and large-bore mechanical thrombectomy (LBMT), have been adopted to avoid the ...