Search results for "Stroke"
September 2021
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/
Thrombolysis may be effective up to 9 hours after stroke onset in some cases
A between-group difference was seen in the primary outcome at 90 days in those who received alteplase versus placebo, but the randomized trial was terminated at 73% of planned enrollment due to loss of clinical equipoise.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/15/1.htm
15 May 2019
May 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/
September 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/
Reperfusion associated with better outcomes even in patients with large strokes
The study focused on acute ischemic stroke patients with internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery occlusions and a DWI-ASPECTS score of six or less who received mechanical thrombectomy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/08/2.htm
8 Mar 2017
March 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/
Good door-to-balloon time not associated with fast stroke response, study finds
Overall the hospitals were significantly better at meeting door-to-balloon time goals than those for door-to-needle time and performance ranged more widely among hospitals on the latter measure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/22/2.htm
22 Mar 2017
April 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/
Thrombectomy up to 6 hours after ischemic stroke symptoms shows benefit
Patients with severe ischemic stroke may benefit from thrombectomy within 6 hours of symptom onset, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/24/2.htm
24 Dec 2014
June 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/