Improving emergency treatment for patients with acute stroke: the PEARS research programme, including the PASTA cluster RCT

Improving emergency treatment for patients with acute stroke: the PEARS research programme, including the PASTA cluster RCT

Background: Intravenous thrombolysis and intra-arterial thrombectomy are proven emergency treatments for acute ischaemic stroke, but they require rapid delivery to selected patients within specialist services. National audit data have shown that treatment provision is suboptimal. Objectives: The aim...

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Main Authors: Christopher I Price, Phil White, Joyce Balami, Nawaraj Bhattarai, Diarmuid Coughlan, Catherine Exley, Darren Flynn, Kristoffer Halvorsrud, Joanne Lally, Peter McMeekin, Lisa Shaw, Helen Snooks, Luke Vale, Alan Watkins, Gary A Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2022-05-01
Series:Programme Grants for Applied Research
Subjects:
stroke
thrombolysis
intra-arterial thrombectomy
paramedic
ambulance
service organisation
predictive models
cost-effectiveness
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/TZTY9915

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https://doi.org/10.3310/TZTY9915

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