Open AccessThrombolytic therapy for acute stroke in the United Kingdom: experience from the safe implementation of thrombolysis in stroke (SITS) register
Author(s) -
Kennedy R. Lees,
Gary A. Ford,
Keith W. Muir,
Niaz Ahmed,
A Dyker,
Sari Atula,
Lalit Kalra,
E Warburton,
JeanClaude Baron,
Damian Jenkinson,
Nils Wahlgren,
Matthew Walters
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
qjm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1460-2725
pISSN - 1460-2393
DOI - 10.1093/qjmed/hcn102
Subject(s) - thrombolysis , medicine , stroke (engine) , emergency medicine , observational study , physical therapy , fibrinolytic agent , audit , acute stroke , tissue plasminogen activator , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , management , engineering , economics
To describe the United Kingdom (UK) experience with thrombolytic therapy with intravenous alteplase (rt-PA) for stroke, as captured by the Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke (SITS) project.