Access to acute care resources in various income settings to treat new-onset stroke: A survey of acute care providers | Zendy

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Access to acute care resources in various income settings to treat new-onset stroke: A survey of acute care providers

Author(s) -

Ramadhan Mohamed Chunga,

Stevan R. Bruijns,

Clint Hendrikse

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

african journal of emergency medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 2211-4203

pISSN - 2211-419X

DOI - 10.1016/j.afjem.2019.01.002

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , cross sectional study , guideline , family medicine , medical emergency , middle income country , developing country , acute stroke , emergency medical services , emergency medicine , emergency department , nursing , pathology , socioeconomics , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics , economic growth , sociology

The striking finding from this study was that there was essentially very little difference between the responses between LMIC and HIC respondents with a few notable exceptions. The findings also propose a universal lack of adherence to the 2013 AHA/ASA stroke management guideline by both groups, in contrast to the good reported knowledge thereof. Carefully planned qualitative research is needed to identify the barriers to achieving the 2013 AHA/ACA recommendations.

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