Thrombolytic therapy versus anticoagulant therapy in the treatment of deep venous thrombosis

Searching for a mode of treatment that preserves the functional anatomy of the deep venous system after deep vein thrombosis, thrombolytic therapy has been tried. There is much argument in the literature as regards the superiority of this treatment over the standard anticoagulant therapy. In this study, thrombolytic treatment was applied and compared to the standard line of treatment. It seems that the end result of both lines of therapy is similar, added to this the high risk of complications of thrombolytic therapy especially hemorrhage and its high cost. So, the routine use of thrombolytic therapy cannot be recommended in early proximal deep vein thrombosis