Introduction of an Acute Stroke Team: An effective approach to hasten assessment and management of stroke in the emergency department

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-25

  Nazir, F S ^a   Petre, I ^a   Dewey, H M ^a,b,c  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Emergency department; Thrombolytic therapy; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; THERAPY DELAY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 56949085866     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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