Application of a clinical pathway for the treatment of transient ischaemic attacks: Implementation strategies and appraisal at two years;Aplicación de una vía clínica para el tratamiento del accidente isquémico transitorio: Estrategias de implantación y evaluación a los dos años

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 715-719

  Lopez Gaston J I ^a   Sanchez Marin B ^a,b   Marta, J ^a   Alarcia Alejos, R ^a   Olivan Usieto J A ^a   Artal Roy, J ^a   Garcia Gomara M J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical pathway; Health care quality; Management; Mean stay; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ALGORITHM; COST; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ALGORITHMS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34948876974     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4412.2006373     Document Type: Article

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