Point-of-Care International Normalized Ratio Testing Accelerates Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Oral Anticoagulants | Zendy

Timolaos Rizos | Zendy; Christian Herweh | Zendy; Ekkehart Jenetzky | Zendy; Christoph Lichy | Zendy; Peter A. Ringleb | Zendy; Werner Hacke | Zendy; Roland Veltkamp | Zendy

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Point-of-Care International Normalized Ratio Testing Accelerates Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Oral Anticoagulants

Author(s) -

Timolaos Rizos,

Christian Herweh,

Ekkehart Jenetzky,

Christoph Lichy,

Peter A. Ringleb,

Werner Hacke,

Roland Veltkamp

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.562769

Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , stroke (engine) , emergency department , point of care , ischemic stroke , emergency medicine , anesthesia , ischemia , myocardial infarction , pathology , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering

Thrombolysis in patients using oral anticoagulants (OAC) and in patients for whom information on OAC status is not available is frequently delayed because the standard coagulation analysis procedure in central laboratories (CL) is time-consuming. By using point-of-care (POC) coagumeters, international normalized ratio (INR) values can be measured immediately at the bedside. The accuracy and effectiveness of POC devices for emergency management in acute ischemic stroke has not been tested.

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