Direct stroke unit admission of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator: safety, clinical outcome, and hospital cost savings

Conclusions:
IV tPA patients may be safely cared for in a SU when nurses undergo extensive education to ensure clinical competence. Use of the ICU solely for monitoring may constitute significant overuse of system resources at an expense that is not associated with additional safety benefit.

Source: Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders - June 20, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Alexandrov, A. W., Coleman, K. C., Palazzo, P., Shahripour, R. B., Alexandrov, A. V. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research