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Comparing Hospitals on Stroke Care
JAMA, 2012STROKE IS A LEADING CAUSE OF MORBIDITY AND MORtality in the United States and worldwide and is associated with enormous health care expenditures. Approximately 800 000 new or recurrent strokes occur annually in the United States, and of these, about 87% are ischemic cerebral infarctions.
Tobias, Kurth, Mitchell S V, Elkind
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Hospital referral in acute stroke
Public Health, 1983Abstract Approximately 75% of strokes occur to people aged 65 years and over. In this paper data are presented based on the results of a study of stroke disease carried out among people of this age-group in a geographically defined population. In particular, the results are used to provide an estimate of the relative contributions made by home- and ...
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Characteristics of In-Hospital Onset Ischemic Stroke
European Neurology, 2006<i>Background and Purpose:</i> The aim of the present study was to clarify the clinical characteristics of in-hospital onset stroke. <i>Material and Methods:</i> We analyzed 15,815 patients with acute brain infarction registered in the Japan Multicenter Stroke Investigators’ Collaboration (J-MUSIC) registry. <i>Results:<
Kazumi, Kimura +2 more
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Stay Hospital and In-hospital Mortality by Stroke
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 2021Otto J, Hernandez Fustes +1 more
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Rehabilitating the Stroke Patient at General Hospitals
Postgraduate Medicine, 1971A stroke team, coordinated by a physician and comprising a rehabilitation nurse and other allied medical personnel, is the most important therapeutic tool for disabled stroke patients. The natural focus for such a team is the general hospital, where most of the necessary personnel reside.
M E, Bruetman, E E, Gordon
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In-Hospital Pediatric Stroke Alert Activation
Pediatric Neurology, 2018Pediatric stroke alerts or "code strokes" allow for rapid evaluation, imaging, and treatment of children presenting with stroke-like symptoms. In a previous study of emergency department-initiated pediatric stroke alerts, 24% of children had confirmed strokes. The purpose of this study was to characterize in-hospital pediatric stroke alerts.Demographic
Megan, Barry +3 more
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Implementation of an in-hospital stroke simulation protocol
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2018Purpose A major component of hospital stroke care involves prompt identification of stroke in admitted patients. Delays in recognizing stroke symptoms and initiating treatment for in-hospital stroke can adversely impact patient outcomes. This quality improvement intervention used simulation together with a traditional lecture to instruct nurses at a ...
Johis, Ortega +3 more
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Hospital Costs for Stroke Care in Singapore
Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2000We performed this prospective study to determine the cost of care for acute stroke patients admitted to hospital. Stroke was subtyped into subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH), nonlacunar infarct (NLC), lacunar infarct (LAC) and transient ischemic attack (TIA).
N, Venketasubramanian, A, Yin
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FP essentials, 2022
Urgent evaluation of patients with acute ischemic stroke allows for a comprehensive assessment of management options. These include thrombolysis and thrombectomy, depending on symptom onset and severity, the presumed location of the occlusion, and patient comorbidities and potential for improvement. For patients who present within 4.5 hours of onset of
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Urgent evaluation of patients with acute ischemic stroke allows for a comprehensive assessment of management options. These include thrombolysis and thrombectomy, depending on symptom onset and severity, the presumed location of the occlusion, and patient comorbidities and potential for improvement. For patients who present within 4.5 hours of onset of
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No time to hesitate in acute in‐hospital stroke!
European Journal of Neurology, 2017Click here to view the accompanying paper in this volume.
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