Rationale for Thrombolysis
Rationale for Thrombolysis
Rationale for Thrombolysis
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High Dependency Unit<br />
Advantages<br />
• Specialist in stroke:<br />
skilled and<br />
experienced medical<br />
staff<br />
• Skilled and<br />
experienced nursing<br />
staff in acutely ill<br />
patient / thrombolysis<br />
<strong>for</strong> MI<br />
Challenges<br />
• Unpredictability<br />
• Bed availability<br />
• Lack of early access to<br />
Stroke Unit<br />
• Lack of skilled and<br />
experienced stroke<br />
specialists<br />
• Step down <strong>for</strong> patients<br />
• Stroke nurses fail to<br />
gain experience in<br />
thrombolysis