Attitude and Knowledge of Emergency Medicine Professionals Regarding the Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator in the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract:Background: One of the main parts of the early treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) is the attitude and knowledge of Emergency Medicine (EM) specialists. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitude of emergency physicians working in Iran about the prescription of tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) in AIS.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study including EM physicians working in different cities of Iran in 2020. A previously used English questionnaire was translat… Show more
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