Promoting thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke

Stroke

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1325-1330

  Dirks, Maaike ^a   Niessen, Louis W ^b,c,d   Van Wijngaarden, Jeroen D H ^b   Koudstaal, Peter J ^a   Franke, Cees L ^e   Van Oostenbrugge, Robert J ^f   Huijsman, Robbert ^b   Lingsma, Hester F ^a   Minkman, Mirella M N ^g   Dippel, Diederik W J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cluster randomized controlled trial; implementation; stroke; thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISABILITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955472488     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.596940     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Wardlaw JM, Murray V, Berge E, del Zoppo GJ. Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009;4:CD000213.
2. Hacke W, Kaste M, Bluhmki E, Brozman M, Davalos A, Guidetti D, Larrue V, Lees KR, Medeghri Z, Machnig T, Schneider D, von KR, Wahlgren N, Toni D. Thrombolysis with alteplase 3 to 4.5 hours after acute ischemic stroke. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:1317-1329.
3. Katzan IL, Hammer MD, Hixson ED, Furlan AJ, Abou-Chebl A, Nadzam DM. Utilization of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke. Arch Neurol. 2004;61:346-350. (Pubitemid 38327350)
4. Kwan J, Hand P, Sandercock P. A systematic review of barriers to delivery ofthrombolysis for acute stroke. Age Ageing. 2004;33:116-121. (Pubitemid 38313108)
5. Campbell MK, Elbourne DR, Altman DG. CONSORT statement: extension to cluster randomised trials. BMJ. 2004;328:702-708. (Pubitemid 38393415)
6. Dirks M, Niessen LW, Huijsman R, van Wijngaarden J, Minkman MMN, Franke CL, van Oostenbrugge RJ, Koudstaal PJ, Dippel DWJ. Promoting acute thrombolysis for ischaemic stroke (PRACTISE). Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effect of implementation strategies on the rate and effects of thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke (ISRCTN 20405426). Int J Stroke. 2007;2:151-159.
7. Berwick DM. Crossing the boundary: changing mental models in the service of improvement Int J Qual Health Care. 1998;10:435-441. (Pubitemid 28491621)
8. van Swieten JC, Koudstaal PJ, Visser MC, Schouten HJ, van GJ. Inter-observer agreement for the assessment of handicap in stroke patients. Stroke. 1988;19:604-607.
9. Lamers LM, Stalmeier PF, McDonnell J, Krabbe PF, van Busschbach JJ. Measuring the quality of life in economic evaluations: the Dutch EQ-5D tariff [in Dutch]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2005;149:1574-1578. (Pubitemid 40978328)
10. Brott T, Adams HP Jr, Olinger CP, Marler JR, Barsan WG, Biller J, Spilker J, Holleran R, Eberle R, Hertzberg V. Measurements of acute cerebral infarction: a clinical examination scale. Stroke. 1989;20:864-870. (Pubitemid 19188240)
11. Adams H, Adams R, DelZoppo G, Goldstein LB. Guidelines forthe early management of patients with ischemic stroke: 2005 guidelines update a scientific statement from the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2005;36:916-923.
12. Wahlgren N, Ahmed N, Davalos A, Ford GA, Grond M, Hacke W, Hennerici MG, Kaste M, Kuelkens S, Larrue V, Lees KR, Roine RO, Soinne L, Toni D, Vanhooren G. Thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in the Safe Implementation ofThrombolysis in Stroke-Monitoring Study (SITS-MOST): an observational study. Lancet. 2007;369:275-282. (Pubitemid 46138121)
13. McCormick MT, Reeves I, Baird T, Bone I, Muir KW. Implementation of a stroke thrombolysis service within a tertiary neurosciences centre in the United Kingdom. QJM. 2008;101:291-298. (Pubitemid 351426135)
14. Schwamm LH, Fonarow GC, Reeves MJ, Pan W, Frankel MR, Smith EE, Ellrodt G, Cannon CP, Liang L, Peterson E, LaBresh KA. Get With The Guidelines-Stroke is associated with sustained improvement in care for patients hospitalized with acute stroke or transient ischemic attack. Circulation. 2009;119:107-115.
15. Soumerai SB, McLaughlin TJ, Gurwitz JH, Guadagnoli E, Hauptman PJ, Borbas C, Morris N, McLaughlin B, Gao X, Willison DJ, Asinger R, Gobel F. Effect of local medical opinion leaders on quality of care for acute myocardial infarction: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 1998; 279:1358-1363 (Pubitemid 28198802)