Planning of stroke care and urgent prehospital care across Europe: Results of the ESO/ESMINT/EAN/SAFE Survey


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Abilleira S., de Sousa D. A., Gattringer T., Kobayashi A., Fazekas F., Szikora I., ...More

EUROPEAN STROKE JOURNAL, vol.4, no.4, pp.329-336, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 4 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/2396987319837106
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN STROKE JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.329-336
  • Keywords: Stroke, prehospital care, systems of care, quality of care, intravenous thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Adequate planning and implementation of stroke systems of care is key to guarantee a rapid healthcare response and delivery of specific reperfusion therapies among candidates. We assessed the availability of stroke care plans in Europe, and evaluated their impact on rates of reperfusion therapies for stroke.