Care-limiting decisions in acute stroke and association with survival: Analyses of UK national quality register data

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 321-331

  Parry Jones, Adrian R ^a   Paley, Lizz ^b   Bray, Benjamin D ^c   Hoffman, Alex M ^b   James, Martin ^d   Cloud, Geoffrey C ^e   Tyrrell, Pippa J ^a   Rudd, Anthony G ^b,c,f  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Ischemic stroke; Palliative care; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; STROKE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; STROKE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84961212937     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1747493015620806     Document Type: Article

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