Impact of an emergency department observation unit transient ischemic attack protocol on length of stay and cost

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 673-678

  Nahab, Fadi ^a   Leach, George ^a   Kingston, Carlene ^a   Mir, Osman ^c   Abramson, Jerome ^b   Hilton, Sarah ^a   Keadey, Matthew ^a   Gartland, Bryce ^a   Ross, Michael ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

economics; emergency department; outcome; TIA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84868377463     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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