Study reveals that not everyone wants emergency stroke drug
A recent survey of people aged 50 or over has revealed that not everyone would consent to the use of certain types of medications immediately after having a stroke.
http://dailydigestnews.com/2014/04/study-reveals-that-not-everyone-wants-emergency-stroke-drug/
確かに、死亡率減少は有意差あるというもののわずか4%減少、そして、歩行退院・直接自宅退院などの効果は3−4%程度と読み替えることもできる。
Time to Treatment With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Outcome From Acute Ischemic Stroke
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/806611Odds Ratio of Outcomes for Every 15-Minute Increment of Faster Treatment
Outcome | Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) |
Mortality | 0.96 ( 0.95 - 0.98) |
Symptomatic ICH | 0.96 (0.95 - 0.98) |
Ambulation at discharge | 1.04 (1.03 - 1.05) |
Discharge to home | 1.03 (1.02 - 1.04) |
皆保険整備されてない米国だけの特徴かもしれないが・・・シビアにその有効性を評価していることが分かる。
Testing the Presumption of Consent to Emergency Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Winston Chiong, et. al.
JAMA. 2014;311(16):1689-1691. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.3302.