Variation in Clinical Practice of Intravenous Thrombolysis in Stroke in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands in 2010, 11% of patients with ischemic stroke received intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), varying from 4 to 26% between hospitals. The aim of this study was to investigate variation in clinical practice and organization of IVT in relationship to performance and outcome. In all 84 Dutch hospitals performing IVT, a stroke neurologist was approached using a web-based survey. The response rate was 82%. The study showed considerable variation. For example, door-to-needle time ranged from 25 to 80 min. High blood pressure was actively lowered before performing IVT by 57% of neurologi... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 74-77 (2013) |
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Karger Publishers
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Schlagwörter: | Acute stroke / Thrombolysis / Quality of care / Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system / RC666-701 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27188386 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1159/000350707 |