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National Survey of Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Taiwan 2003-2010
Data on thrombolytic therapy at the national level is scarce in Asia. Understanding current practice pattern is important for a policy maker in decision making. This cross-sectional study analyzed the utilization pattern of thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in Taiwan from 2003 through 2010 and identified factors associated with post-therapy intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and mortality. From the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, we retrieved inpatient claims for patients with AIS. The frequency of thrombolytic therapy in AIS admissions and its association with the characteristics of pati...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 14, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Cheng-Yang Hsieh, Chih-Hung Chen, Yi-Chi Chen, Yea-Huei Kao Yang Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Identifying Barriers in Acute Stroke Therapy in Argentina. ARENAS Registry (P2.014)
CONCLUSIONS: Only 47% of patients were admitted to an Intensive Care Unit, rt-PA was underused and initial evaluation was not performed by a neurologist in most of cases. The gap between clinical practice guidelines and real world is wide in Argentina and interventions to improve acute stroke care are mandatory.Disclosure: Dr. Atallah has nothing to disclose. Dr. Fustinoni has nothing to disclose. Dr. Zurru has nothing to disclose. Dr. Beigelman has nothing to disclose. Dr. Cirio has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ameriso has nothing to disclose. Dr. Burry has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Atallah, A., Fustinoni, O., Zurru, M., Beigelman, R., Cirio, J., Ameriso, S., Burry, G. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology I Source Type: research

Validation of Stroke and Thrombolytic Therapy in Korean National Health Insurance Claim Data.
CONCLUSIONS: Discharge with hemorrhagic stroke and use of thrombolytic therapy were identified with high reliability in administrative discharge data. A substantial level of agreement was also obtained for IS, despite variation between the algorithms and data sets. PMID: 26365022 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Clinical Neurology - September 15, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: J Clin Neurol Source Type: research