TY - JOUR A2 - Turna, Akif AU - Kadhem, Husain AU - Sridharan, Kannan AU - Naser, Naser PY - 2021 DA - 2021/10/08 TI - Intrapleural Tenecteplase for Complicated Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion SP - 2206692 VL - 2021 AB - 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. SN - 2090-6846 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/2206692 DO - 10.1155/2021/2206692 JF - Case Reports in Pulmonology PB - Hindawi KW - ER -