Weight approximation in stroke before thrombolysis: the WAIST-Study: a prospective observational "dose-finding" study.

Background and Purpose: Because of the narrow therapeutic range for thrombolysis in stroke, accurate weight-based dosing is essential for efficacy and safety. Stroke patients are frequently incapable to communicate their correct body weight (BW). Thus, dosing is often based on BW estimation, which m...

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Published in:	Stroke (00392499) Vol. 41; no. 12; pp. 2867 - 2872
Main Authors:	Breuer L, Nowe T, Huttner HB, Blinzler C, Kollmar R, Schellinger PD, Schwab S, Köhrmann M, Breuer, Lorenz, Nowe, Tim, Huttner, Hagen B, Blinzler, Christian, Kollmar, Rainer, Schellinger, Peter D, Schwab, Stefan, Köhrmann, Martin
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Dec2010
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost