Short Door-to-Needle Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke and Prospective Identification of Its Delaying Factors

Short Door-to-Needle Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke and Prospective Identification of Its Delaying Factors

Background: The clinical benefit of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in acute ischemic stroke is time dependent. Several studies report a short median door-to-needle time (DNT; 20 min), mainly in large tertiary referral hospitals equipped with a level 1 emergency department, a dedicated stroke team av...

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Main Authors: Sander M. Van Schaik, Saskia Scott, Lonneke M.L. de Lau, Renske M. Van den Berg-Vos, Nyika D. Kruyt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-06-01
Series:Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
Subjects:
Acute ischemic stroke
Acute management of stroke
Emergency neurology
Acute stroke thrombolysis
Quality improvement
Thrombolytic therapy
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/432405

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