Improved time intervals by implementation of computerized physician order entry-based stroke team approach

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-293

  Nam, Hyo Suk ^a,b   Han, Sang Won ^a   Ahn, Seong Hwan ^a   Lee, Jong Yun ^a   Choi, Hye Yeon ^a   Park, In Cheol ^c   Heo, Ji Hoe ^a,c  

^a Department of Neurology   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute cerebral infarction; Computerized medical records systems; Emergency treatment of stroke; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 33947283893     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098329     Document Type: Article

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