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Erschienen in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 2/2014

01.06.2014 | Letter to the Editor

Safety of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in recent trauma

verfasst von: Zabeen Mahuwala, Archana Hinduja

Erschienen in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Ausgabe 2/2014

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Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only drug approved for acute ischemic stroke with a well-established safety and efficacy profile [1]. However, the major limiting factors in using this are the narrow therapeutic window and the extensive exclusion criteria. A large number of these exclusion criteria are based on expert opinion and lack scientific basis and hence unjustifiable. Modification of the exclusion criteria could increase the rate of thrombolysis to 20 % [2]. We report the safety of administration of intravenous tPA for acute stroke in a patient with recent pelvic fracture. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Safety of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in recent trauma
verfasst von
Zabeen Mahuwala
Archana Hinduja
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2014
Verlag
Springer Milan
Erschienen in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Ausgabe 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Elektronische ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-013-0258-7

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