Implementation of a prealert to improve in-hospital treatment of anticoagulant-associated strokes: analysis of a prehospital pathway change in a large UK centralised acute stroke system

BMJ Open Qual. 2020 May;9(2):e000883. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000883.
No abstract available

Keywords: ambulances; prehospital care; time-to-treatment; transportation of patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Emergency Medical Services / methods*
  • Emergency Medical Services / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Quality Improvement / statistics & numerical data
  • Stroke / etiology*
  • Stroke / therapy
  • United Kingdom

Substances

  • Anticoagulants