Interventions for acute stroke management in Africa: a systematic review of the evidence

ConclusionEvidence from this review confirms the widespread assertion of low applicability and uptake of evidence-based acute stroke care in LMICs. Despite the limited eligible studies, the overall positive patient outcomes following such interventions demonstrate the applicability and value of evidence-based acute stroke care interventions in Africa. Health policy attention is thus required to ensure widespread applicability of such interventions for improved patients ’ outcomes. The review findings also emphasises the need for further research to unravel the reasons for low uptake.Systematic review registrationPROSPEROCRD42016051566
Source: Systematic Reviews - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research