Blood Transfusion

Study Results from Duke University Update Understanding of Blood Transfusion

Published in Life Science Weekly, March 13th, 2012

2012 MAR 13 -- "Thrombolysis with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) has been associated with significant improvements in clinical outcomes when initiated within 3 h of symptom onset. Although adjunctive therapies for acute stroke have been developed, challenges remain in identifying appropriate patients and therapeutic end-point measurements," scientists in Durham, North Carolina report.

"To describe the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD) monitoring in the Emergency Department (ED) to guide the decision for advanced reperfusion strategies after failure of IV-tPA. A 75-year-old man presented to the ED within 50 min after the acute...

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Source: Life Science Weekly (2012-03-13)

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