Clinical Policy: Use of Intravenous tPA for the Management
of Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Department
This clinical policy is the result of a collaborative project of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Neurology.
This clinical policy is the result of a collaborative project of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Neurology.
Ann Emerg Med. 2013; 61:225-243.
ABSTRACT
"This policy was developed by a joint writing panel of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Neurology. The panel reviewed the literature to derive evidence-based recommendations to help clinicians answer the following critical questions: (1) Is intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) safe and effective for acute ischemic stroke patients if given within 3 hours of symptom onset? (2) Is intravenous tPA safe and effective for acute ischemic stroke patients treated between 3 to 4.5 hours after symptom onset? Evidence was graded and recommendations were given based on the strength of the available data in the medical literature."
http://www.acep.org/Clinical---Practice-Management/Clinical-Policy--Use-of-Intravenous-tPA-for-the-Management-of-Acute-Ischemic-Stroke-in-the-Emergency-Department/
"This policy was developed by a joint writing panel of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Neurology. The panel reviewed the literature to derive evidence-based recommendations to help clinicians answer the following critical questions: (1) Is intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) safe and effective for acute ischemic stroke patients if given within 3 hours of symptom onset? (2) Is intravenous tPA safe and effective for acute ischemic stroke patients treated between 3 to 4.5 hours after symptom onset? Evidence was graded and recommendations were given based on the strength of the available data in the medical literature."
http://www.acep.org/Clinical---Practice-Management/Clinical-Policy--Use-of-Intravenous-tPA-for-the-Management-of-Acute-Ischemic-Stroke-in-the-Emergency-Department/