Head positioning in suspected patients with acute stroke from prehospital to emergency department settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Toru Hifumi Kazuma Yamakawa Daiki ShibaTomoya OkazakiHitoshi KobataJun GotohKyoko UnemotoYutaka Kondo Shoji Yokoborinull null

Published in: Acute medicine & surgery (2021)

This study suggests that the lying-flat position is not more effective than the sitting-up position in terms of 90-day modified Rankin Scale score in patients suspected with acute stroke.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
pulmonary embolism
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
cardiac arrest
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
patient reported