Abstract:
Objective:To understand the difference of thrombolytic therapy for acute cerebral infarction with urokinase between various time window.
Methods:9 studies, which compared the differences in effects of thrombolytic therapy for acute cerebral infarction with urokinase between various time windows, were analyzed with meta-analysis by approaches of homogeneity test and combined test.
Results: (1)Homogeneity test shows that the cited studies are homogeneous with χ
2 =6.1274,
P>0.05;and (2)combined test shows that the combined OR= 3.0206 and its 95% confidence interval was between 1.7761~5.1371(χ
2=16.6479,
P<0.001).
Conclusions: The therapeutic effects of thrombolytic therapy with urokinase within 6 hours after onset of the symptom for acute cerebral infarction is significantly superior to those after 6 hours after onset of the symptom.