Medicolegal Considerations with Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Stroke: A Systematic Review
Background.Intravenous tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) therapy remains underutilized in patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS).Anecdotal data indicates that physicians are increasingly liable for administering and for failure to administer tPA.Methods.An extensive search of Medline, Embase, Westlaw, LexisNexis Legal, and Google Scholar databa