Effectiveness of establishing a dedicated acute stroke unit in routine clinical practice in Israel

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 688-693

  Koton, Silvia ^a,c   Schwammenthal, Yvonne ^b,c   Merzeliak, Oleg ^b   Philips, Tamar ^b   Tsabari, Rakefet ^b   Bruk, Bella ^b   Orion, David ^b   Rotstein, Zeev ^b,c   Chapman, Joab ^b,c   Tanne, David ^b,c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute stroke unit; Israel; Outcome; Process of care; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MANNITOL; WARFARIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 28244487380     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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