Tissue plasminogen activator and patients with acute ischemic stroke: The litigation landscape.

Latha Ganti Bryan Kwon Andrew George Thor Shiva Stead Cherian Plamoottil Paul Banerjee

Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2022)

It is more common for patients to sue physicians for not administering tPA in a timely fashion or at any point. Medicolegal risks of withholding or delaying tPA are clear, whereas we found no clear medicolegal risk to providing tPA when indicated.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
primary care
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
single cell
climate change