Problems and limitations in thrombolysis of acute stroke patients at a tertiary care center

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 265-269

  Gurav, Sushma K ^a   Zirpe, Kapil G ^a   Wadia, R S ^a   Pathak, Manishprasad K ^a   Deshmukh, Abhijeet M ^a   Sonawane, Rahul V ^b   Goli, Nikhil ^b  

^a Ruby Hills Clinic   (India)

^b Grant Medical Foundation s Ruby Hall Clinic   (India)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; thrombolysis triage and stroke code team; window period

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEMOGLOBIN; LABETALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 84929252601     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.156468     Document Type: Article

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