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Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 6e
11/15/2005: Emergency Medicine: Recombinant Activated Factor VII for Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage
J. Stephan Stapczynski
Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Topics Discussed: cerebral hemisphere hemorrhage; intracranial hemorrhages; ischemic stroke.
Related to Chapter 228. Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack, and Other Central Focal Conditions;
Excerpt:
"The authors sought to determine whether recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) administered within 3 hours of symptom onset would reduce hematoma growth in patients with a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (primary outcome) and improve outcomes (secondary outcomes)...."
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