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. 2025 Aug 3;13(8):e70764.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70764. eCollection 2025 Aug.

Acute Compartment Syndrome Post-Thrombolysis for Acute Pulmonary Embolism-A Case Report

Andrew Mpagwuni Ziblim  1 , Mawunyo Ntumi  1 , Nana Kwame Baah-Adade  1 , Samuel Ofosu Agamah  2 , Dziwornu Kunutsor  2 , Elizabeth Acheampong  1 , Abdul-Wakil Wunpini Salifu  1 , Augustine Frimpong Marfoh  1 , Nyagse Salifu  2 , Ernest Ofosu-Appiah  1
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Acute Compartment Syndrome Post-Thrombolysis for Acute Pulmonary Embolism-A Case Report

Andrew Mpagwuni Ziblim et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

The use of thrombolysis for acute pulmonary embolism is well established. Thrombolysis poses the risk of mostly minor bleeding; however, intracranial bleeding is the most feared complication. Less recognized is the possibility of limb-threatening complications, such as acute compartment syndrome, which need a high index of suspicion, prompt evaluation, and intervention.

Keywords: case report; compartment syndrome; fasciotomy; intensive care unit; pulmonary embolism; thrombolysis.

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