Dosage Calculation for Intravenous Thrombolysis of Ischemic Stroke: To Weigh or to Estimate

BACKGROUND: Estimation is a widely used method of assessing the weight of patients with acute stroke. Because the dosage of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is weight-dependent, errors in estimation lead to incorrect dosing. METHODS: We installed a ground-level scale in the computed tomography (CT...

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Autores principales: Ragoschke-Schumm, Andreas, Razouk, Asem, Lesmeister, Martin, Helwig, Stefan, Grunwald, Iris Q., Fassbender, Klaus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28558372
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000474955

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28558372
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000474955

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