Improvement of door-to-imaging time in acute stroke patients by implementation of an all-points alarm

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-153

  Nolte, Christian H ^a   Malzahn, Uwe ^a   Kühnle, York ^a   Ploner, Christoph J ^a   Müller Nordhorn, Jacqueline ^a   Möckel, Martin ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

educational campaign; Emergency medicine; intrahospital delay; stroke care delivery; thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STROKE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84872395543     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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