Emergency department delays in acute stroke - Analysis of time between ED arrival and imaging

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-232

  Jungehulsing, G J ^a   Rossnagel, K ^a   Nolte, C H ^a   Muller Nordhorn, J ^a   Roll, S ^a   Klein, M ^b   Wegscheider, K ^c   Einhaupl, K M ^a   Willich, S N ^a   Villringer, A ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b VIVANTES KLINIKUM IM FRIEDRICHSHAIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute; Emergency Department delays; Imaging; In hospital delays; Stroke; Stroke management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; STROKE; THERAPY DELAY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 33645318723     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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