Effects of Telestroke on Thrombolysis Times and Outcomes: A Meta-analysis

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 472-484

  Baratloo, Alireza ^a   Rahimpour, Leila ^b   Abushouk, Abdelrahman Ibrahim ^c   Safari, Saeed ^b   Lee, Chung Wing ^d   Abdalvand, Ali ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

meta analysis; mortality; stroke; telemedicine; thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ODDS RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85041131937     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2017.1408728     Document Type: Article

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