Stroke thrombolysis in the emergency department as an alternative service for community hospitals lacking a stroke unit

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-74

  Barroso, Bruno ^a,b   Morisset, Christophe ^b   Larrieu, Jean Marc ^a   Bertandeau, Eric ^a   Dakar, Alexandre ^a   Mangon, Hervé ^b   Rouanet, François ^c  

^a Neurology Department   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

French community hospital; Stroke; Stroke unit; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; STROKE UNIT; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAL SIGN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FRANCE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; STROKE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45549088683     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32823a3cc1     Document Type: Article

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