A parallel thrombolysis protocol with nurse practitioners as coordinators minimized door-to-needle time for acute ischemic stroke

Stroke Research and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sung, Sheng Feng ^a   Huang, Ying Chieh ^a   Ong, Cheung Ter ^a   Chen, Yu Wei ^b,c  

^a CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Neurology   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84862928261     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20420056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/198518     Document Type: Article

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