Organizational factors determining access to reperfusion therapies in ischemic stroke-systematic literature review

A Botelho, J Rios, AP Fidalgo, E Ferreira… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: After onset of acute ischemic stroke (AIS), there is a limited time window for
delivering acute reperfusion therapies (ART) aiming to restore normal brain circulation …

Stroke Experiences and Unmet Needs of Individuals of African Descent Living in High-Income Economy Countries: a Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

H Singh, SP Fakembe, RK Brown, JI Cameron… - Journal of Racial and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Stroke service disparities experienced by individuals of African descent
highlight the need to optimize services. While qualitative studies have explored participants' …

Status of physician education in emergency medicine in four European countries: no primary specialty yet

M Möckel, CH Nickel, W Behringer… - European Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
As of 2021, a specialty in clinical, hospital-based emergency medicine as a primary
specialty with a minimum of 5 years training is not yet established in Germany, Austria …

Current postgraduate training in emergency medicine in the Nordic countries

HM Björnsson, LP Bjørnsen, CB Skjærbæk… - BMC Medical …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Emergency Medicine (EM) is an independent specialty in all five
Nordic countries. This study aims to evaluate the structure of post-graduate EM training in …

Stroke thrombolysis given by emergency physicians: The time is here

K Greenberg, E Veznedaroglu, K Liebman… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Emergency Medicine core clinical privileges include administration of thrombolytic therapy
for myocardial infarction and stroke. However, emergency medicine providers have created …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid Thrombolysis Protocol: Results from a Before-and-after Study

A Verma, S Sarda, S Jaiswal, A Batra… - Indian Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Intravenous thrombolysis within 4.5 hours from time of onset has proven benefit in
stroke. Universal standard for the door-to-needle (DTN) time is within 60 minutes from the …

A call for a stroke referral Network between primary care and stroke-ready hospitals in the Philippines: a narrative review

AI Espiritu, MCZ San Jose - The Neurologist, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: The increasing stroke burden, inequity in the distribution of local neurologists,
and the recent signing of the Universal Health Care Law in the Philippines provide …

Emergency staff knowledge, attitude and behaviors in emergency treatment of stroke

C Haki, H Demirci - JMS SKIMS, 2022 - piq.jmsskims.org
Background: The main purpose of our study was to evaluate the awareness level of
emergency physicians and nurses in our city of stroke treatment and their knowledge of its …

Young adult with Gorham's disease presenting in an emergency department: a case report

M Grönroos, A Palomäki - Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Gorham's disease is a very rare musculoskeletal disorder characterized by
progressive resorption of one or more skeletal bones. Most of the 200 cases reported earlier …

Reorganisation of stroke care in prehospital emergency medical services: results through transformative learning

L Antila, A Jyrkiäinen, L Hakala, S Uusinarkaus… - Signa …, 2021 - researchportal.tuni.fi
Background: Rapid recanalisation is important when treating ischaemic stroke patients. In
Finland, the reorganisation of the prehospital emergency medical system and the …