Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke

ABSTRACT Treatment of cerebrovascular disease has advanced rapidly in the last two decades. Recent data has added challenges to the treatment of ischemic stroke in the acute phase. Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of physicians about the treatment of ischemic stroke in the acute phase. Methods...

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Main Authors: Luana Antunes Maranha Gatto, Gelson Luis Koppe, Zeferino Demartini Junior, Viviane de Hiroki Flumignan Zétola
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017001000718&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Luana Antunes Maranha Gatto
Gelson Luis Koppe
Zeferino Demartini Junior
Viviane de Hiroki Flumignan Zétola
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Zeferino Demartini Junior
Viviane de Hiroki Flumignan Zétola
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description ABSTRACT Treatment of cerebrovascular disease has advanced rapidly in the last two decades. Recent data has added challenges to the treatment of ischemic stroke in the acute phase. Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of physicians about the treatment of ischemic stroke in the acute phase. Methods: An online questionnaire was submitted to all physicians enrolled in the Regional Council of Medicine in Brazil. Results: 456 physicians from different specialties answered the questions. Most of them did not know that mechanical endovascular thrombectomy is often considered as the gold standard treatment in cases of ischemic stroke in the acute phase; and 85% of them did not realize that thrombectomy together with intravenous thrombolysis was possible. The maximum time to act in an acute event also presented many divergences, even with regard to the infusion of rtPA. The lack of structure, medication and absence of a neurologist were considered the main barriers to treatment. Conclusion: Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke. Most physicians incorrectly answered most of the questions on the questionnaire.
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spelling doaj-art-4977bc461ea545a281c069e178ef5a682025-08-20T02:17:53ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-4227751071872110.1590/0004-282x20170122S0004-282X2017001000718Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute strokeLuana Antunes Maranha GattoGelson Luis KoppeZeferino Demartini JuniorViviane de Hiroki Flumignan ZétolaABSTRACT Treatment of cerebrovascular disease has advanced rapidly in the last two decades. Recent data has added challenges to the treatment of ischemic stroke in the acute phase. Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of physicians about the treatment of ischemic stroke in the acute phase. Methods: An online questionnaire was submitted to all physicians enrolled in the Regional Council of Medicine in Brazil. Results: 456 physicians from different specialties answered the questions. Most of them did not know that mechanical endovascular thrombectomy is often considered as the gold standard treatment in cases of ischemic stroke in the acute phase; and 85% of them did not realize that thrombectomy together with intravenous thrombolysis was possible. The maximum time to act in an acute event also presented many divergences, even with regard to the infusion of rtPA. The lack of structure, medication and absence of a neurologist were considered the main barriers to treatment. Conclusion: Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke. Most physicians incorrectly answered most of the questions on the questionnaire.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017001000718&lng=en&tlng=enstrokemechanical thrombolysisthrombectomyintracranial hemorrhagesthrombolytic therapyfibrinolysis
spellingShingle Luana Antunes Maranha Gatto
Gelson Luis Koppe
Zeferino Demartini Junior
Viviane de Hiroki Flumignan Zétola
Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
stroke
mechanical thrombolysis
thrombectomy
intracranial hemorrhages
thrombolytic therapy
fibrinolysis
title Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke
title_full Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke
title_fullStr Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke
title_full_unstemmed Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke
title_short Physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke
title_sort physicians are not well informed about the new guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke
topic stroke
mechanical thrombolysis
thrombectomy
intracranial hemorrhages
thrombolytic therapy
fibrinolysis
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