Effects of Centralizing Acute Stroke Services on Stroke Care Provision in Two Large Metropolitan Areas in England [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
Centralized systems admitting all stroke patients to hyperacute units, as in London, are significantly more likely to provide evidence-based clinical interventions. This may help explain previous research showing better outcomes associated with fully centralized models.

Source: Stroke - July 27, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Ramsay, A. I. G., Morris, S., Hoffman, A., Hunter, R. M., Boaden, R., McKevitt, C., Perry, C., Pursani, N., Rudd, A. G., Turner, S. J., Tyrrell, P. J., Wolfe, C. D. A., Fulop, N. J. Tags: Health policy and outcome research, Emergency treatment of Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research