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Stroke ambulances speed treatment to U.S. patients
Key clinical point: Dedicated stroke ambulances that bring a CT scanner and thrombolytic treatment to patients in the field speed thrombolytic...
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Women having heart attacks face longer prehospital delay
Key clinical point: Women having heart attacks wait longer to call for help, and it takes longer to get them to a hospital. Major findings: The...
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Thrombolysis gap for stroke octogenarians disappears
Key clinical point: By 2010, U.S. ischemic stroke patients aged 80 or older received thrombolytic treatment as often as younger patients. Major...
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Managing gymnasts’ wrist and back overuse injuries
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Broadly implementing stroke embolectomy faces hurdles
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VIDEO: Challenges abound in rolling out stroke embolectomy
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How to halt ‘a heart attack of the finger’
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Dehydration may contribute to clinical deterioration in stroke patients
Key clinical point: Dehydration at hospital admission was associated with worsening clinical status among patients with acute ischemic stroke....
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New scoring system for small bowel–obstruction severity
Key clinical point: Adding presenting physiology and comorbidities to anatomic criteria provides a reliable tool to categorize severity of small-...
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VIDEO: Embolectomy’s success in stroke mandates expanded access
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Three trials cement embolectomy for acute ischemic stroke
Key clinical point: Results from three randomized, controlled trials confirmed the safety and dramatic efficacy of endovascular embolectomy for...