Stroke is one of the most common conditions neurologists treat in emergency situations. This article examines the issues of surrogate decision makers and the physician's potential legal liability in the context of the administration or nonadministration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) in a common emergency department scenario.
Joseph S Kass, Rachel V Rose. Legal Liability Associated With rtPA Administration and Surrogate Decision Makers. Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.). 2020 Apr;26(2):499-505
PMID: 32224763
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