Doctors are going to gush over this even though it still is all subjective. We still need the objective diagnosis like these fourteen.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/iPhoneApp/tPAEligibilityTool/prweb10422763.htm
Emergency room staff, neurologists and other mid-level health care
providers racing the clock to treat stroke patients can now use [BrainAttack App
the first interactive tPA decision–support app designed for clinical
use, to help physicians save lives and prevent permanent disability by
quickly determining the tPA eligibility for stroke patients.
BrainAttack App presents a series of questions regarding a patient’s
relevant clinical information. Based on the responses to the questions,
BrainAttack App determines tPA eligibility, reducing to a few minutes a
cumbersome process that often requires 30 to 45-minutes of precious
time. BrainAttack App processes the data accurately and more quickly
than a person can and ensures standard of care guidelines are followed.
BrainAttack App was developed by a brother-sister team,
Dr. Madhuri Koganti, a practicing Dallas neurologist, and Balu
Kadiyala, a Chicago-area technology expert. They are partners in the
firm NeuroCareTech, Inc.
Dr. Koganti sought her brother Balu’s expertise in solving a common
problem facing emergency room staff: they must adhere to time-consuming
guidelines by manually completing paper forms to determine whether
stroke patients can receive tPA.
Tissue Plasminogen Activator,
tPA, is an enzyme found naturally in the body that activates
plasminogen into another enzyme to dissolve a blood clot. A life-saving
treatment if given within three-hours of the onset of stroke symptoms,
tPA can significantly reduce permanent disability and can reverse the
effects of stroke and improve patients’ chances of leading healthy,
productive lives.
Dr. Koganti points to research indicating that despite tPA’s
widespread availability, it is not being widely used in hospitals. She
says the factors preventing greater use of tPA are physicans’ fears of
potential risks with tPA administration, legal liability and patients’
lack of knowledge about tPA benefits. [BrainAttack App
not only helps determine patient tPA eligibility; it also determines
whether the patient is ineligible, which is critical to avoiding fatal
outcomes. Giving tPA to stroke patients that are not eligible can lead
to severe complications, including death.
"Saving time
makes all the difference in successful outcomes,” said Dr. Koganti.
“Stroke patients must race against the clock to get tPA treatment to
prevent permanent brain damage. BrainAttack App addresses a serious
challenge for physicians, nurses and paramedics because we are fighting
the clock, while striving for accuracy in our tPA treatment decisions.
BrainAttack App can help hospitals achieve door-to-needle times of 60
minutes or less,” she added.
[BrainAttack App features the tPA eligibility tool and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale,
a systematic assessment tool that provides a quantitative measure of
stroke-related neurologic deficit. The BrainAttack App is native to the
iPhone or iPad and works even without an Internet connection, giving
doctors anytime, anywhere access to the tool.
“BrainAttack App gives ER staff pocket-access through their smart
phones, to tPA criteria so they can quickly determine eligibility,
without needing paperwork, special log-in passwords, a computer or even
the Internet,” said Balu Kadiyala.
BrainAttack App works on iPhone and iPad, the most commonly used mobile devices for U.S. doctors and is available for $5.99 on [iTunes.
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