Intra-arterial thrombolysis for early hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation

Table 2 Details of patients’ diagnosis and treatment for early hepatic artery thrombosis

			Case 1	Case 2	Case 3	Case 4
Diagnostic time (POD)			8	14	2	3
Diagnostic method	Suspected		Doppler ultrasonography	Doppler ultrasonography	Doppler ultrasonography	Doppler ultrasonography
	Confirmed		Hepatic arterial angiography	Hepatic arterial angiography	Hepatic arterial angiography	Hepatic arterial angiography
Thrombolytic drugs	Temporarily	Drugs	Urokinase and Fibrinogenase	Alteplase	Alteplase	Alteplase
		Approach	Through catheter	Through catheter	Through catheter	Through catheter
	Continuously	Drugs	Alteplase	Alteplase	Alteplase	Alteplase
		Approach	Peripheral vein	Through catheter	Through catheter	Through catheter
Thrombolysis time (h)			14	26	8.5	15
Average ACT (s)			177.8	144.6	146.3	160.0
Complications related to intra-arterial thrombolysis			Local bleeding puncture site hematoma	None	Intraperitoneal hemorrhage	Intraperitoneal hemorrhage

POD: Postoperative day; ACT: Activated clotting time.