Stroke Thrombolysis in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia - A Single Center Experience (P2.282)

Conclusions: In our newly established stroke unit, the overall mortality and discharge disposition were comparable to standards. Women had significantly more stroke related complications. Patients older than 60 years had more thrombolysis related complications and were discharged with higher NIHSS.Disclosure: Dr. Khatri has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alkhathaami has nothing to disclose. Dr. Abulaban has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alhamouieh has nothing to disclose. Dr. Scriven has nothing to disclose. Dr. Tarawneh has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alrasheed has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kojan has received personal compensation for activities with Janssen-Cilag, Merck Serono, Novartis, and Bayer Schering. Dr. Alotaibi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Al-Khalaf has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alshehri has nothing to disclose. Dr. El-Metwally has nothing to disclose.

Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Khatri, I., Alkhathaami, A., Abulaban, A., Alhamouieh, O., Scriven, S., Tarawneh, M., Alrasheed, D., Kojan, S., Alotaibi, N., Al-Khalaf, A., Alshehri, A. M., El-Metwally, A. Tags: Acute Therapy: Thrombolysis and Adjuvant Therapy Source Type: research