Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Can Be Safely Given without Complete Blood Count Results Back

Yi Dong; Lumeng Yang; Jinma Ren; Deepak S. Nair; Sarah Parker; Jan L. Jahnel; Teresa G. Swanson-Devlin; Judith M. Beck; Maureen Mathews; Clayton J. McNeil; Yifeng Ling; Xin Cheng; Yuan Gao; Qiang Dong; David Z. Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131234

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Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Can Be Safely Given without Complete Blood Count Results Back

Yi Dong,

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key of Laboratory of Neurobiology, Fudan University at Shanghai, Shanghai, China, INI Stroke Network, OSF Healthcare System, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States of America
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Lumeng Yang,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key of Laboratory of Neurobiology, Fudan University at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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Jinma Ren,

Affiliation Center for Outcomes Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States of America
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Deepak S. Nair,

Affiliation INI Stroke Network, OSF Healthcare System, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States of America
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Sarah Parker,

Affiliation INI Stroke Network, OSF Healthcare System, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States of America
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Jan L. Jahnel,

Affiliation INI Stroke Network, OSF Healthcare System, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States of America
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Teresa G. Swanson-Devlin,

Affiliation INI Stroke Network, OSF Healthcare System, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States of America
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Judith M. Beck,

Affiliation INI Stroke Network, OSF Healthcare System, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States of America
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Maureen Mathews,

Affiliation INI Stroke Network, OSF Healthcare System, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States of America
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Clayton J. McNeil,

Affiliation INI Stroke Network, OSF Healthcare System, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States of America
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Yifeng Ling,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key of Laboratory of Neurobiology, Fudan University at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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Xin Cheng,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key of Laboratory of Neurobiology, Fudan University at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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Yuan Gao,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University at Henan, Zhengzhou, China
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Qiang Dong,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key of Laboratory of Neurobiology, Fudan University at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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David Z. Wang

* E-mail: dwang@uic.edu

Affiliation INI Stroke Network, OSF Healthcare System, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, United States of America
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Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Can Be Safely Given without Complete Blood Count Results Back

Yi Dong,
Lumeng Yang,
Jinma Ren,
Deepak S. Nair,
Sarah Parker,
Jan L. Jahnel,
Teresa G. Swanson-Devlin,
Judith M. Beck,
Maureen Mathews,
Clayton J. McNeil

Published: July 6, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131234

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