Effect of a 72 hour stroke care bundle on early outcomes after acute stroke: A non randomised controlled study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Nakibuuka, Jane ^a,c   Sajatovic, Martha ^b   Nankabirwa, Joaniter ^a   Ssendikadiwa, Charles ^c   Kalema, Nelson ^c   Kwizera, Arthur ^a   Byakika Tusiime, Jayne ^a   Furlan, Anthony J ^b   Kayima, James ^a   Ddumba, Edward ^d   Katabira, Elly ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^d Nkozi University   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARE BUNDLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN SURVIVAL TIME; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE PATIENT; UGANDA; AGED; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; STROKE; TIME FACTOR;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 85023209296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154333     Document Type: Article

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