First Experience With Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Massive Pulmonary Embolism at Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Sri Lanka: A Case Report.

Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) is one of the modes of treatment for massive pulmonary embolism (PE). This case report shares the new experience of CDT for massive PE at Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Sri Lanka. A 54-year-old woman developed massive PE two days after a traumatic tibial fracture.

Anatomic description of the distal great saphenous vein to facilitate peripheral venous access during resuscitation: a cadaveric study.

The distal great saphenous vein is a popular site for venous access by means of percutaneous cannulation or venous cutdown in a hemodynamically unstable patient. The aim of this study was to precisely define the surface anatomy and dimensions of the distal part of the great saphenous vein to facilitate the aforementioned procedures. Cross-sectional anatomy of the distal saphenous vein was studied in 24 cadaveric ankles sectioned at a horizontal plane across the most prominent points of the medial and lateral malleoli.