ECASS 3: Thrombolysis Beneficial Up to 4.5 Hours After Acute Ischemic Stroke
The increase in the time frame for treatment will enable more patients to be eligible for treatment. The previous time frame was only 3 hours.
Unfortunately many centers in Malaysia is still not practising thrombolysis for stroke patients. When patients come in with a stroke, they are practically on their own. Only supportive measures are instituted. The use of thrombolysis is only limited to clinical trials. Costs has been a major hindrance to the wide usage of thrombolysis in stroke patients. Unfortunately administrators have never really realised the enormous costs involved in rehabilitation and care of post-stroke patients with severe disabilities.
Evidence-based medicine is still not practiced in the field of stroke. It opens the doors to litigations if patients do realise that they were not given the best of care.
Unfortunately many centers in Malaysia is still not practising thrombolysis for stroke patients. When patients come in with a stroke, they are practically on their own. Only supportive measures are instituted. The use of thrombolysis is only limited to clinical trials. Costs has been a major hindrance to the wide usage of thrombolysis in stroke patients. Unfortunately administrators have never really realised the enormous costs involved in rehabilitation and care of post-stroke patients with severe disabilities.
Evidence-based medicine is still not practiced in the field of stroke. It opens the doors to litigations if patients do realise that they were not given the best of care.
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