Evaluating Stroke Code Activation Pathway in Emergency Departments study.
Anja A Ebker-WhiteMichael DinhIan PaverKendall BeinKylie TastulaMelina GattellariJohn WorthingtonPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2022)
In a cohort of patients requiring Code Stroke activation in an ED, increased age, systolic blood pressure and weakness and speech impairment increased the risk of stroke. Prehospital notification was associated with lower door to needle times for patients undergoing thrombolysis.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- atrial fibrillation
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- emergency department
- ejection fraction
- heart failure
- chronic kidney disease
- pulmonary embolism
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cerebral ischemia
- heart rate
- hypertensive patients
- blood glucose
- emergency medical
- patient reported
- blood brain barrier