Publications by authors named "Kent T Ellington"
Article Synopsis
- A regional network of ten hospitals implemented tenecteplase as the standard treatment for stroke in 2019, believing it would improve workflow and offer similar clinical outcomes compared to the traditional alteplase treatment.
- A study comparing 234 tenecteplase patients to 354 alteplase patients found that tenecteplase significantly reduced door-to-needle times and door-in-door-out times, while showing noninferior favorable and lower unfavorable outcomes.
- Overall, tenecteplase demonstrated a greater net benefit and lower average treatment costs compared to alteplase, suggesting it could be a more efficient option for stroke care.
Positional occlusion of the vertebral artery is suspected in patients who present with posterior circulation signs or symptoms related to a specific head position. So far, the only reported treatment is surgery with the aim of relieving the position-dependent pressure that is applied to the vessel. We report on two patients who were treated successfully with stent placement.
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