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In-hospital stroke in patients after cardiac surgery or invasive interventions
Most in-hospital strokes occur after cardiac or vascular surgeries, during invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures on the heart and blood vessels.
P. A. Filimonova +4 more
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Trends in Hospital Admission for Stroke in Calgary [PDF]
Background:Stroke incidence has fallen since 1950. Recent trends suggest that stroke incidence may be stabilizing or increasing. We investigated time trends in stroke occurrence and in-hospital morbidity and mortality in the Calgary Health Region.Methods:All patients admitted to hospitals in the Calgary Health Region between 1994 and 2002 with a ...
Field, T. S. +4 more
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Disparities in Stroke Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Between Healthcare Systems in Brazil
IntroductionAcute stroke interventions, such as stroke units and reperfusion therapy, have the potential to improve outcomes. However, there are many disparities in patient characteristics and access to the best stroke care.
Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins +48 more
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Microglial activation occurs early in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and previous studies reported both detrimental and protective effects of microglia on AD progression.
Davina Biel +11 more
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Comparison of the characteristics for in‐hospital and out‐of‐hospital ischaemic strokes [PDF]
Background and purpose: Patients who are being admitted to a hospital due to diseases other than stroke may develop a stroke (in‐hospital stroke; IHS).Methods: We enrolled 111 consecutive patients who developed IHS outside a neurology ward during a 5‐year period at a single hospital.
H J, Park +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Pediatric thromboembolism is increasingly encountered in critical care. Systemic thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) facilitates vessel or valve patency, yet pediatric‐specific protocols remain undefined, and safety concerns persist. Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a tailored, prolonged systemic tPA
Eran Shostak +5 more
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What Are the Predictors of Acute Care Nurses' Stroke Knowledge?: Empirical Research Quantitative
Aims To examine the predictability of categorical and quantitative study variables on acute stroke knowledge amongst study participants. Design Non‐experimental, descriptive correlational.
Catherine T. Leach +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye +33 more
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Background Benefit from stroke therapy for eligible stroke patients is time dependent, it is recommended to be timeously administered. The median time to hospital arrival after stroke in Africa has been documented to be around 31 h which is a stark ...
Salvatore Ssemmanda
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Stroke Care During the First and the Second Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Community Hospital
Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection may alter a stroke course; thus, we compared stroke course during subsequent pandemic waves in a stroke unit (SU) from a hospital located in a rural area.Methods: A retrospective study included
Piotr Sobolewski +10 more
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