An expedited stroke triage pathway: The key to shortening the door-to-needle time in delivery of thrombolysis

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 455-462

  Lau, Alexander Y L ^a   Soo, Yannie O Y ^a   Graham, Colin A ^a   Woo, W K ^a   Wong, Edward H C ^a   Leung, Howan ^a   Chan, Anne Y Y ^a   Au, Lisa W C ^a   Ip, Vincent H L ^a   Leung, Cecilia S F ^a   Hui, Venus ^a   Shum, W C ^a   Abrigo, Jill ^a   Siu, Deyond Y W ^a   Yu, Simon C H ^a   Wong, Lawrence K S ^a   Leung, Thomas W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Brain ischemia; Emergency medical services; Recombinant proteins; Stroke; Tissue plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANKIN SCALE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME MANAGEMENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TRIAGE;

EID: 79951506152     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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