Reducing time-to-unit among patients referred to an outpatient stroke assessment unit with a novel triage process: a prospective cohort study

Reducing time-to-unit among patients referred to an outpatient stroke assessment unit with a novel triage process: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background To evaluate the performance of a novel triage system for Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) units built upon an existent clinical prediction rule (CPR) to reduce time to unit arrival, relative to the time of symptom onset, for true TIA and minor stroke patients. Differentiating betw...

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Main Authors: Maximilian B. Bibok, Kristine Votova, Robert F. Balshaw, Mary L. Lesperance, Nicole S. Croteau, Anurag Trivedi, Jaclyn Morrison, Colin Sedgwick, Andrew M. Penn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Transient ischemic attack
TIA
Acute cerebrovascular syndrome
ACVS
TIA unit triage
Clinical prediction rule
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-2952-x

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