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

Conclusion: This first prospective study of weight assessment in acute stroke shows that the use of an easily accessible scale makes it feasible to weigh patients with acute stroke without the treatment delay associated with additional patient transfers. Physicians ’ estimates of patients’ weights demonstrated substantial aberrations from measured weights. Avoiding these deviations would improve the accuracy of tPA dosage.Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2017;7:103 –110
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra - Category: Neurology Source Type: research