Background and Purpose—Early treatment is a critical determinant of successful
intervention in acute stroke. The study was designed to find current patterns of stroke care by …

Current guidelines emphasize the need for early stroke care. However, significant delays
occur during both the prehospital and in-hospital phases of care, making many patients …

The purpose of this study was to systematically review and summarize prehospital and in-
hospital stroke evaluation and treatment delay times. We identified 123 unique peer …

Background and Purpose—Patient delays in seeking treatment for stroke and delays within
the Emergency Department (ED) are major factors in the lack of use of thrombolytic therapy …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We determine the interval between stroke symptom onset and time to
emergency department (ED) arrival and factors associated with delays in presentation …

Background: Although recent advances have been made in the treatment of acute stroke,
patients often arrive at the hospital too late to receive the maximum benefit from these new …

Study objective: To document prehospital and inhospital time intervals from stroke onset to
emergency department evaluation and to identify factors associated with presentation to the …

Abstract The Centers for Disease Control analysed data from 4 states (Georgia, Illinois,
Massachusetts, and North Carolina) in the USA participating in the national stroke registry to …

Objective: To assess the determinants of prehospital delay for patients with presumed acute
cerebral ischemia (ACI) in order to provide the background necessary to develop …

Background and Purpose—Early admission to hospital followed by correct diagnosis with
minimum delay is a prerequisite for successful intervention in acute stroke. This study aimed …