Interactions within stroke systems of care :A policy statement from the american heart association/american stroke association

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2961-2984

  Higashida, Randall ^a   Alberts, Mark J ^a   Alexander, David N ^a   Crocco, Todd J ^a   Demaerschalk, Bart M ^a   Derdeyn, Colin P ^a   Goldstein, Larry B ^a   Jauch, Edward C ^a   Mayer, Stephan A ^a   Meltzer, Neil M ^a   Peterson, Eric D ^a   Rosenwasser, Robert H ^a   Saver, Jeffrey L ^a   Schwamm, Lee ^a   Summers, Debbie ^a   Wechsler, Lawrence ^a   Wood, Joseph P ^a  

^a AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stroke ready hospitals; Aha scientific statements; Comprehensive stroke centers; Primary stroke centers; Stroke; Stroke centers; Stroke systems of care

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ECARIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; MANNITOL; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CERTIFICATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; REIMBURSEMENT; STROKE PATIENT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ACUTE STROKE-READY HOSPITALS; AHA SCIENTIFIC STATEMENTS; COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTERS; PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS; STROKE; STROKE CENTERS; STROKE SYSTEMS OF CARE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE;

EID: 84888352183     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STR.0b013e3182a6d2b2     Document Type: Article

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