Evaluation of Patients with Ischemic Stroke Receiving iv t-PA in the Emergency Department
EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.17, no.2, pp.50-54, 2018 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 17 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.5152/eajem.2018.30922
- Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.50-54
- Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the demographic characteristics, localization of emboli, imaging findings, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores, and complications of patients who received intravenous (iv) tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) due to early period of ischemic cerebrovascular disease (CVD) during the 6-year period in a tertiary level emergency department of a university hospital.