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- 2018
Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Impact on Door-to-Needle Time in Patients With Acute Ischemic StrokeKeywords: stroke, tissue plasminogen activator, door-to-needle time, emergency medicine, pharmacists Abstract: Decreased door-to-needle (DTN) time with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for acute ischemic stroke is associated with improved patient outcomes. Emergency medicine pharmacists (EMPs) can expedite the administration of tPA by assessing patients for contraindications, preparing, and administering tPA. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of EMPs on DTN times and clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke who receive tPA in the emergency department
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