Prehospital transfer medicalization increases thrombolysis rate in acute ischemic stroke. A French stroke unit experience

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1583-1585

  Joux, Julien ^a   Olindo, Stéphane ^a   Girard Claudon, Annette ^a   Chausson, Nicolas ^a   Saint Vil, Martine ^a   Signate, Aissatou ^a   Edimonana, Mireille ^a   Jeannin, Severine ^a   Aveillan, Mathieu ^a   Cabre, Philippe ^a   Smadja, Didier ^a  

^a University Hospital of Fort de France   (France)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Medicalization; Prehospital; Stroke; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALIZATION; MOBILE MEDICAL TEAM; NEUROIMAGING; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STROKE PATIENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

AMBULANCE; MEDICALIZATION; PREHOSPITAL; STROKE; THROMBOLYSIS;

AGED; AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FRANCE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDICALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 84887623920     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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