A simulation-based approach for improving utilization of thrombolysis in acute brain infarction

Medical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1101-1105

  Lahr, Maarten M H ^a   Van Der Zee, Durk Jouke ^b   Luijckx, Gert Jan ^a   Vroomen, Patrick C A J ^a   Buskens, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

acute stroke; implementation; simulation; thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 84888130402     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182a3e505     Document Type: Article

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