Chinese neurologists' perspective on intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examined the neurologists' perspective toward intravenous thrombolysis for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke and the influencing factors in a Chinese Province.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 October 2014 to 31 January 2015. A total of 719 neurologists from 66 hospitals in Hubei Province were included. A questionnaire was designed, and multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify the factors associated with the neurologists' perspective toward intravenous thrombolysis.

Results

Among the responding neurologists, 67.3% reported using intravenous thrombolysis and 32.9% believed the treatment was unsafe. Approximately 51.4% reported deficits in their knowledge of intravenous thrombolysis and 45.8% felt unco

SUBMITTER: Wang MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5853636 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature