Variation in outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage: A study of neurosurgical units in UK and Ireland

Stroke

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-118

  Langham, Julia ^a   Reeves, Barnaby C ^a,b   Lindsay, Kenneth W ^c   Van Der Meulen, Jan H ^a,d   Kirkpatrick, Peter J ^e   Gholkar, Anil R ^f   Molyneux, Andrew J ^g   Shaw, Donald M ^h   Copley, Lynn ^d   Browne, John P ^a,d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^h WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; Embolization; Epidemiology; Humans; Neurosurgical procedures; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ARTERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

AGED; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; COHORT STUDIES; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RISK FACTORS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60549096673     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.517805     Document Type: Article

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