Thursday, 4 July 2013

Out-of Hospital Stroke Policy at Chicago Hospitals Examined By Study

According to a study published by iJAMA Neurology/i, implementing an out-of hospital stroke policy in some Chicago hospitals was associated with significant improvements in emergency medical services use and increased intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) use at primary stroke centers. The study evaluated the relationship between a citywide policy recommending pre-hospital triage of patients with suspected stroke to transport them to the nearest primary ...

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