Effects of introducing an integrated care pathway in an acute stroke unit
Author(s) -
Joseph Kwan,
Peter J. Hand,
Martin Dennis,
Peter Sandercock
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afh104
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , acute care , acute stroke , emergency medicine , care pathway , intervention (counseling) , documentation , integrated care , urinary system , intensive care medicine , health care , nursing , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering , economics , economic growth , computer science , programming language
integrated care pathways are often implemented to guide acute stroke therapy and improve organisation of care, but there is not sufficient evidence to support their routine use. We sought to evaluate the effects of introducing an integrated care pathway for acute stroke.
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