The 2014 meeting of IAEM was a great experience. For a country of 4.5 million with just over 70 emergency physicians we put on a pretty good show I think. I like to use “we” even though I had no … Read More »
Here’s a big study suggesting earlier TPA treatment for stroke results in better outcomes. This of course isn’t a new idea but this is new data here to support it: Saver JL, Fonarow GC, Smith EE, Reeves MJ. Time to … Read More »
I read this a few months back and forgot to post something on it. It’s not headline data the way IST 3 was but it’s worth knowing it’s out there. This is the long term (by which they mean 18 … Read More »
OK so IST-3 is out. It’s a big and important trial so make sure and read it. Stroke lytics get a lot of attention from EM folks, if only because we seem the only ones not convinced of its efficacy. … Read More »
Parsons M, Spratt N, Bivard A, Campbell B, Chung K, Miteff F, et al. A randomized trial of tenecteplase versus alteplase for acute ischemic stroke. N Engl J Med. 2012 Mar. 22;366(12):1099–1107. PMID 22435369 See Ryan’s review of this paper published … Read More »