Differences in process management and in-hospital delays in treatment with iv thrombolysis.

OBJECTIVES: Rapid initiation of intravenous thrombolysis improves patient's outcome in acute stroke. We analyzed inter-center variability and factors that influence the door-to-needle time with a special focus on process measurements in all Austrian stroke units. METHODS: Case level data of pat...

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Main Authors: Julia Ferrari, Michael Knoflach, Leonhard Seyfang, Wilfried Lang, Austrian Stroke Unit Registry Collaborators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3771907?pdf=render