Cleveland Clinic system doubles use of i.v. tPA.
Doubling the use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator and reducing the frequency of brain hemorrhagic complications by more than half has earned the Cleveland Clinic Health System the Ernest A. Codman Award for 2003.
D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009820:Ohio; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014481:United States
D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator