Dosage Calculation for Intravenous Thrombolysis of Ischemic Stroke: To Weigh or to Estimate

Background: Estimation is a widely used method of assessing the weight of patients with acute stroke. Because the dosage of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is weight-dependent, errors in estimation lead to incorrect dosing. Methods: We installed a ground-level scale in the computed tomography (CT...

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Main Authors: Andreas Ragoschke-Schumm, Asem Razouk, Martin Lesmeister, Stefan Helwig, Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Karger Publishers 2017-05-01
Series:Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
Assuntos:
Stroke teams
Acute stroke treatment
Ischemic stroke
Clinical trial
Tissue plasminogen activator
Thrombolysis
Weight
Acceso en liña:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/474955
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