Hospitalization costs for acute ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis in the United States are substantially higher than medicare payments

Stroke

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1131-1133

  Brinjikji, Waleed ^a   Rabinstein, Alejandro A ^a   Cloft, Harry J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

acute stroke; stroke care; thrombolysis; tissue type plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPLICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859422639     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.636142     Document Type: Article

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