Alternative strategies for stroke care: A prospective randomised controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 356, Issue 9233, 2000, Pages 894-899

  Kalra, Lalit ^a   Evans, Andrew ^a   Perez, Inigo ^a   Knapp, Martin ^b   Donaldson, Nora ^c   Swift, Cameron G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPEECH THERAPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0034626089     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02679-9     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. A collaborative systemic review of the randomised trials of organised inpatient (stroke unit) care after first stroke
2. Guidelines for the management of patients with acute ischemic stroke: A statement for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association
3. Stroke management in Europe: Pan-European consensus meeting on stroke management
4. Randomised controlled trial comparing hospital at home with in-patient hospital care I: Three months follow-up of health outcomes
5. Effectiveness of hospital at home compared to inpatient care
6. Controlled trial of home care service for acute stroke patients
7. A randomised trial of team care following stroke
8. How do stroke units improve patient outcomes? A collaborative systemic review of the randomised trials
9. Geographical and secular trends in stroke incidence
10. Special report stroke: Recommendations on stroke prevention, diagnosis, and therapy
11. Classification and natural history of clinically identifiable subtypes of cerebral infarction
12. Treatment of acute ischemic stroke with piracetam
13. The role of prognostic scores in targeting stroke rehabilitation in elderly patients
14. The Barthel ADL index: A reliability study
15. Randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial of thrombolytic therapy with intravenous alteplase in acute ischaemic stroke (ECASSII)
16. Functional abilities after stroke: Measurement, natural history and prognosis
17. Recent developments in the diagnosis and management of patients with transient ischaemic attacks and minor ischaemic strokes
18. The role of stroke rehabilitation units in managing severe disability after stroke
19. Occupational therapy for stroke patients not admitted to hospital: A randomised controlled trial
20. Specialist nurse support for patients with stroke in the community: A randomised controlled trial
21. Dichotomized efficacy end points and global end-point analysis applied to the ECASS intention-to-treat data set: Post hoc analysis of ECASS I
22. Quality of life after cerebrovascular stroke: A systematic study of patients' preferences for different functional outcomes
23. Treatment and secondary prevention of stroke: Evidence, costs and effects on individuals and populations
24. Why admit stroke patients to hospitals?
25. Why are patients with acute stroke admitted to hospital?
26. Stroke units versus general medical wards, I: Twelve- and eighteen-month survival: A randomized, controlled trial
27. Treatment in a combined acute and rehabilitation stroke unit: Which aspects are most important?
28. Thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke: From clinical trials to clinical practice
29. Randomised controlled trial to evaluate early supported discharge for patients with stroke
30. A randomised controlled trial of rehabilitation at home after stroke in Southwest Stockholm