Beneficial Effects of Implementing Stroke Protocols Require Establishment of a Geographically Distinct Unit [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
Establishing a distinct SW is essential for achieving full benefits of stroke protocols implementation. SW patients have significantly fewer complications and better prognosis when compared with patients in medical wards.

Source: Stroke - November 23, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Akhtar, N., Kamran, S., Singh, R., Cameron, P., D'Souza, A., Imam, Y., Bourke, P., Joseph, S., Khan, R., Santos, M., Deleu, D., El-Zouki, A., Abou-Samra, A., Butt, A. A., Shuaib, A. Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care, Primary Prevention, Rehabilitation, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research