Population-Based Intervention to Reduce Prehospital Delays in Patients With Cerebrovascular Events
Author(s) -
Jacqueline MüllerNordhorn,
Karl Wegscheider,
Christian H. Nolte,
Gerhard J. Jungehülsing,
Karin Rossnagel,
Andreas Reich,
Stephanie Roll,
Arno Villringer,
Stefan N. Willich
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.232
Subject(s) - medicine , population , confidence interval , emergency medical services , stroke (engine) , emergency medicine , intervention (counseling) , cluster (spacecraft) , randomized controlled trial , thrombolysis , pediatrics , myocardial infarction , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , environmental health , computer science , engineering , programming language
In patients with acute stroke, systemic thrombolysis needs to be administered within 3 hours of symptom onset. The aim of the present study was to reduce prehospital delays in a population-based intervention.
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