Patient-Centered Decision Support in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Qualitative Study of Patients' and Providers' Perspectives [Original Articles]

Conclusions— This study suggests that a positively framed risk–benefit tool with graphical presentations of general and patient-specific risk estimates could support patients and providers in considering r-tPA for acute ischemic stroke. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01864928.

http://circoutcomes.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/8/6_suppl_3/S109?rss=1

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - October 29, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Decker, C., Chhatriwalla, E., Gialde, E., Garavalia, B., Summers, D., Quinlan, M. E., Cheng, E., Rymer, M., Saver, J. L., Chen, E., Kent, D. M., Spertus, J. A. Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care Original Articles Source Type: research