Search results for "Stroke"
Alteplase no better than aspirin for mild, nondisabling stroke, study finds
The study was terminated early due to low patient recruitment, but it provides evidence that alteplase does not provide significant benefit in mild, nondisabling strokes, according to an accompanying editorial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/18/2.htm
18 Jul 2018
April 20, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/
Antibiotic OKed for pneumonia, bloodstream, skin infections
In addition to approving ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for three different types of infection, the FDA authorized the first generic version of fidaxomicin, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/antibiotic-oked-for-pneumonia-bloodstream-skin-infections.htm
10 Apr 2024
Benefits of endovascular therapy continue out to two years after stroke
Compared to patients receiving standard therapy, modified Rankin scale scores were significantly better and mortality was slightly lower in patients who had received endovascular therapy for stroke two years before.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/12/3.htm
12 Apr 2017
Time to endovascular therapy predicted functional outcome after stroke in registry study
Every hour of delay from stroke onset to the start of endovascular therapy resulted in a 5.3% decreased probability of functional independence, according to data from the MR CLEAN Registry.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/04/3.htm
4 Apr 2018
February 2008
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/02/
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
Strokes in COVID-19
Learn what experts and the evidence have found so far.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/strokes-in-covid-19.htm
15 Aug 2020
Repeated Holter monitoring after stroke identified afib
After acute ischemic stroke, the patients were randomized to 10 days of Holter EKG monitoring at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months or standard care, including at least 24 hours of rhythm monitoring.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/15/3.htm
15 Feb 2017
June 2010
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/06/