Evaluation of pre-hospital transport time of stroke patients to thrombolytic treatment

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Simonsen, Sofie Amalie ^a   Andresen, Morten ^b   Michelsen, Lene ^a   Viereck, Søren ^c   Lippert, Freddy K ^c   Iversen, Helle Klingenberg ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c The Emergency Medical Services Capital Region of Denmark   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute cerebral infarction; Emergency medical services; Emergency treatment of stroke; Logistics; Pre hospital delay; Stroke; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME FACTOR; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 84920841671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-014-0065-z     Document Type: Article

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