Open AccessStrokes occurring in the hospital: Symptom recognition and eligibility for treatment in the intensive care units versus hospital wards
Author(s) -
Haris Kamal,
Momin Ahmed,
Alicia Zha,
Navdeep Lail,
Peyman Shirani,
Robert N. Sawyer,
Ashkan Mowla
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
brain circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-4626
pISSN - 2394-8108
DOI - 10.4103/bc.bc_24_20
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , emergency department , intensive care , stroke (engine) , emergency medicine , population , intensive care medicine , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , environmental health , psychiatry , engineering
Studies have shown that 4%-17% of acute ischemic strokes (AISs) occur in patients hospitalized for another reason; scanty data are available about the care delivery and outcome of this patient population.