Bigger, Faster?: Associations Between Hospital Thrombolysis Volume and Speed of Thrombolysis Administration in Acute Ischemic Stroke [Clinical Sciences]
Conclusions—
Hospitals with higher volumes of thrombolysis activity achieve statistically and clinically significant shorter delays in administering tPA to patients after arrival in hospital.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Bray, B. D., Campbell, J., Cloud, G. C., Hoffman, A., Tyrrell, P. J., Wolfe, C. D. A., Rudd, A. G., on behalf of the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party Group Tags: Health policy and outcome research, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Emergency treatment of Stroke, Thrombolysis Clinical Sciences Source Type: research
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