title: Caring for patients undergoing treatment for vascular occlusion.
abstract: 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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authors: Murray
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator