Why the study?
Developing countries lag behind in providing timely thrombolytic therapy to eligible stroke patients, and the factors contributing to these delays needed identification.
Population
252 acute ischemic stroke patients at a tertiary care teaching hospital
Comparison
Thrombolyzed vs nonthrombolyzed patients
Design
Descriptive observational study
Authors
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The majority of acute ischemic stroke patients in this Indian cohort did not receive thrombolysis, primarily due to delayed presentation outside the therapeutic window.
The majority of acute ischemic stroke patients in this Indian cohort did not receive thrombolysis, primarily due to delayed presentation outside the therapeutic window.
Diwan et al. (2023) studied this question.