Bedside blood test can deliver results in under 10 minutes to guide urgent stroke care

Bedside blood test can deliver results in under 10 minutes to guide urgent stroke care

Minutes count when a patient with a stroke arrives at a hospital emergency room. Doctors stand ready to treat the patient, but whether medication can dissolve the blood clot depends on what the patient is already taking. Even if a blood sample is rushed to the laboratory, results can take up to an hour to arrive.

From a drop of blood to results in under 10 minutes

Minutes count when a patient with a stroke arrives at the hospital emergency room. Doctors stand ready to treat, but whether the blood clot can be removed medically depends on what medication the patient is already taking. Even if a blood sample is rushed through the laboratory, results can take up to an hour to arrive.