Safety and efficacy of stroke thrombolysis at a secondary provincial hospital in New Zealand
Annemarei Ranta, Calvin Chan, Dorothea Rump, Pietro Cariga
Stroke thrombolysis consists of administering a clot-busting medications to selected stroke patients. This treatment has been shown to be effective and safe at large academic centres worldwide. Data regarding safety and efficacy at smaller centres, especially in New Zealand, is limited and service provision remains patchy throughout the country. This paper presents safety and efficacy data in a provincial hospital in New Zealand and discusses future steps toward making this potentially lifesaving therapy available to all New Zealanders.