Outcome of the ‘Drip-and-Ship’ Paradigm among Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of a Statewide Study

Outcome of the ‘Drip-and-Ship’ Paradigm among Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of a Statewide Study

Background: The ‘drip-and-ship’ paradigm denotes a treatment regimen in patients in whom intravenous (IV) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is initiated at the emergency department (ED) of a community hospital, followed by transfer within 24 h to a comprehensive stroke center. Althoug...

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Main Authors: Adnan I. Qureshi, Saqib A. Chaudhry, Gustavo J. Rodriguez, M. Fareed K. Suri, Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, Mustapha A. Ezzeddine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-01-01
Series:Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
Subjects:
Ischemic stroke
Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator
Thrombolysis
Triage
Acute stroke
Drip-and-ship paradigm
Emergency department
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/335097

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