Caring for patients undergoing treatment for vascular occlusion.
In the treatment of arterial and graft occlusion, St George's Hospital has moved the emphasis away from long infusions of streptokinase to short, high-dose, pulsed administration of recombinant human tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA). This has led to a change in nursing management.
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D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000145:classification; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016526:Workload
D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator