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Hydration therapy: critical intervention in the ED to prevent stroke in evolution after acute ischemic stroke
We read the original article by Lin et al [1] with great enthusiasm. The authors have revealed the role of simple hydration therapy to prevent stroke in evolution (SIE) after acute ischemic stroke (AIS), which was done according to World Health Organization hydration protocol 2005 for diarrhea. They have concluded that providing hydration therapy to patients who present with a blood urea nitrogen/creatinine (BUN/Cr) ratio greater than or equal to 15 after ischemic stroke may help prevent the development of SIE, and such prevention is likely to improve prognosis given that SIE is a key indicator of poor prognosis after stroke.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 25, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Meera Ekka, Sashi Bhusan Lakra, Praveen Aggarwal, Nayer Jamshed Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research