Clinical Scores Fail to Identify Large-Artery Occlusion in Stroke Patients
Clinical scales currently in use do not accurately identify large-artery occlusion (LAO) in patients with acute ischemic…
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Clinical Scores Fail to Identify Large-Artery Occlusion in Stroke Patients
Clinical scales currently in use do not accurately identify large-artery occlusion (LAO) in patients with acute ischemic... -
Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy Safe and Effective for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Adding Solitaire thrombectomy to treatment with intravenous tPA significantly improves functional outcomes in stroke patients and reduces... -
ACEP Board Approves tPA Clinical Policy
ACEP’s “Clinical Policy: Use of Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke in...
Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy Safe and Effective for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Adding Solitaire thrombectomy to treatment with intravenous tPA significantly improves functional outcomes in stroke patients and reduces…
ACEP Board Approves tPA Clinical Policy
ACEP’s “Clinical Policy: Use of Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke in…
In-hospital Strokes Evaluated, Treated More Slowly Than Those Occurring in the Community
Strokes that happen in the hospital aren’t evaluated and treated as quickly as strokes that happen in…
Endovascular Intervention for Stroke May Become Alternative to tPA
For the last decade and a half, patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke have had one active…
ACEP Clinical Policy on Intravenous Tissue Plasmogen for Stroke Continues to Evolve
In 2013, ACEP updated its clinical policy for the use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for…
Botulism Poisoning Diagnosed in Patient with Stroke-like Symptoms
The Case “Hey, Doc, we got a possible stroke going into room 9.” The EMS team arrived.”…
Recommendation to Update tPA Policy Approved by ACEP Board
In response to amended Resolution 32 from the 2013 Council meeting, the ACEP Board of Directors instructed…
Clinical Policy on tPA for Ischemic Stroke Important for Emergency Medicine
Revising the use of thrombolytics in ischemic stroke could reverse nationally accepted practices, guidelines in the ED…
Comment Period for tPA Clinical Policy Closing Soon
Comments related to guidelines about use of intravenous thrombolytics for ischemic stroke must be submitted to ACEP…
