The first 100 thrombolysis cases in a novel scottish mesh telestroke system

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 213-216

  Hill, E ^a   Whitehead, M ^b   Macinnes, B ^b   Ellis, G ^b   Talbot, A ^b   Brodie, F ^b   Hughes, N ^c   Beggs, S ^d   Barber, M ^b  

^a West of Scotland Rotation   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Glasgow and Clyde ^*

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mesh network; Stroke; Telemedicine; Telestroke; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESH TELESTROKE NETWORK; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

MESH NETWORK; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TELESTROKE; THROMBOLYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84901294412     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: 20456441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0036933013507868     Document Type: Article

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