The shiny new toy in stroke treatment is endovascular therapy. There have now been 12 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on endovascular stroke therapy (EST), with eight of the last nine showing positive results – stunningly positive. This flood of positive ...
Background: No matter which side of the debate you sit on in regard to systemic thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke (AIS), there is one truth: systems have undergone major changes to ensure tPA is offered to patients in the ≤4.5-hour window. ...
On the last day of the last SMACC conference, Dr. Ken Milne (The SGEM) and I had a cage match debating four critical care controversies. It was all done in good fun with both of us taking our opportunities to ...
Background: Headache is a common presentation to the emergency department (ED) accounting for 2% of all visits . Of the patients that present with headache,1 – 3% will be due to a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) . SAH is a true diagnostic ...
Background: The assessment and management of the acute onset headache from the perspective of the emergency department is a point of contention and discussion commonly faced by emergency providers. The Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule is a clinical decision making instrument that ...
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