Practice Patterns and Barriers for Intravenous Thrombolysis: A Survey of Neurologists in Saudi Arabia
Table 1
Frequency of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) administration.
Answers to the question “How many times have you prescribed/recommended IV-tPA for patients with acute ischemic stroke (in your postresidency practice)?”
Number of responses (%), total = 136
I have never prescribed IV-tPA
29 (21.3)
I have prescribed IV-tPA in the past but it was more than 2 years ago
13 (9.6)
I have prescribed IV-tPA once in the past two years
13 (9.6)
I have prescribed IV-tPA 1–3 times in the past year
36 (26.5)
I have prescribed IV-tPA 4–6 times in the past year
15 (11.0)
I have prescribed IV-tPA 7–10 times in the past year
10 (7.4)
I have prescribed IV-tPA >10 times in the past year
