Quality of Acute Stroke Care at Primary Stroke Centers Before and After Certification in Comparison to Never-Certified Hospitals

Quality of Acute Stroke Care at Primary Stroke Centers Before and After Certification in Comparison to Never-Certified Hospitals

Background and Purpose: Primary stroke center (PSC) certification is associated with improvements in stroke care and outcome. However, these improvements may reflect a higher baseline level of care delivery in hospitals eventually achieving certification. This study examines whether advancements in...

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Main Authors: Kristina Shkirkova, Theodore T. Wang, Lily Vartanyan, David S. Liebeskind, Marc Eckstein, Sidney Starkman, Samuel Stratton, Franklin D. Pratt, Scott Hamilton, May Kim-Tenser, Robin Conwit, Jeffrey L. Saver, Nerses Sanossian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
stroke
primary stroke center
stroke center certification
acute ischemic stroke
cerebral ischemia
tPA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.01396/full

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