How to treat a blood clot

How to treat a blood clot
 Thrombus - a blood clot that can form in the veins. The most dangerous complication is thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, leading to death. The treatment of thrombosis is the use of pharmaceuticals or minimally invasive procedures. Often carried out emergency surgery.  
 Thrombosis in a patient may appear fever, severe pain at the site of thrombus formation, swelling, redness or paleness of the skin around the affected limb. All feelings are very individual character, and may not be at all or can only attend one, two. Confirm or refute the diagnosis helps radiopaque phlebography, duplex scanning, ultrasound diagnostics.

When diagnosed thrombosis prescribe bed rest with the elevated position of the legs, so that the blood had the opportunity to freely flow out. Also, the doctor will prescribe anticoagulants to prevent the growth of blood clots. "Heparin" appointed by injection for 5-7 days.

Next 6 months the patient appoint "Warfarin" or other anticoagulants direct exposure. Drugs help blood thinners, which prevents the formation of new blood clots. In the treatment of these drugs is carried out systematically to monitor coagulation parameters of blood clotting. Excessive doses of drugs can lead to bleeding. This method of treatment is carried out only in the early stages of thrombosis.

In the later stages or in acute thrombosis conduct emergency surgery thrombectomy in which blood clots are removed from the lumen of the vein.

If a blood clot one wall is attached, and the other floats freely in the vein, establish a special cava filter that prevents thrombus move toward the pulmonary artery. After installing the filter is held thrombolytic therapy aimed at thinning the blood.

If you assign the administration of drugs through a catheter in a vein establish long or short catheter that can be brought directly to the thrombus. Through it administered alteplase, urokinase, streptokinase - are drugs that help dissolve the clot. Dissolving a thrombus control procedure on the monitor. Minimally invasive therapy takes 20-40 minutes, after which a few hours, the patient can leave the clinic alone.

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