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Medico-Legal Aspects of Using Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Acute Ischemic Stroke

✍ Scribed by Nhu T. Bruce; William P. Neil; Justin A. Zivin

Publisher: Springer
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 109 KB
Volume: 13
Category: Article
ISSN: 1092-8464
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-011-0122-0

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✦ Synopsis

Opinion statement

Intravenous alteplase or tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been the standard of care with proven efficacy for acute ischemic stroke for over a decade. Despite this, only a small fraction of potentially eligible stroke patients receive this medication. There seems to be a fear among practitioners of legal repercussions as a result of an increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage due to tPA. This review of legal cases involving tPA will show that instead, physicians are often found liable as a result of not treating with tPA.

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