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The Burden of Stroke
This report examines the stroke care pathway across Europe. It looks at the burden of stroke, stroke prevention, stroke as a medical emergency, acute stroke care and rehabilitation and longer term support. The report predicts that by 2035 the number of new strokes across Europe is likely to increase by a third.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A commonly-used antidepressant doesn ' t improve recovery after stroke
The antidepressant fluoxetine works no better than placebo to reduce disability after a stroke, lowering hopes that had been raised by other smaller studies. After a six month trial including more than 3,000 adult stroke patients recruited at 103 UK hospitals, researchers concluded that fluoxetine should not be used to promote recovery from stroke-related disability, or routinely prescribed to prevent depression after stroke. Several smaller studies and animal trials had found promising results from the use of fluoxetine after stroke. However, this trial of fluoxetine 20mg daily for six months found no improvement in funct...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stroke survivors: peer support
This report evaluates the impact of the Stroke Association Voluntary Groups which are designed to improve outcomes for stroke survivors and the people who care for them. The study included a questionnaire of stroke survivors and carers which captured self-reported measures of health and wellbeing; as well as interviews and focus groups with stroke survivors, carers, staff and volunteers
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exploring stroke survivors ' and physiotherapists ' views of self-management after stroke: a qualitative study in the UK
This UK study looks for the first time at both stroke survivors ' and physiotherapists ' views of self-management after stroke. Based on interviews with thirteen stroke survivors recently admitted to a London stroke unit and thirteen physiotherapists involved in their care, key differences were found in how self-management was understood.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Orgranisation and Quality of stroke services
The National Institute for Health Research has published Roads to recovery: organisation and quality of stroke services. This themed review brings together recent evidence relevant to those planning and delivering stroke services, those delivering treatments to people with stroke and to those living with stroke. Together with other evidence, this review may be particularly useful for those developing stroke pathways and care across a system
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Organisation and Quality of stroke services
The National Institute for Health Research has published Roads to recovery: organisation and quality of stroke services. This themed review brings together recent evidence relevant to those planning and delivering stroke services, those delivering treatments to people with stroke and to those living with stroke. Together with other evidence, this review may be particularly useful for those developing stroke pathways and care across a system
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
National service model for an integrated community stroke service, NHS England (published /updated 28th February 2022)
The integrated community stroke service (ICSS) is part of the National Stroke Service model, coordinating transfer of care of stroke survivors from hospital, and providing home-based stroke rehabilitation through a specialist multidisciplinary team structure. The ICSS is an integrated seven days per week service, providing early supported discharge, high-intensive and needs-based community stroke rehabilitation and disability management.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sepsis-driven atrial fibrillation and ischaemic stroke. Is there enough evidence to recommend anticoagulation?
Sepsis can lead to cardiac arrhythmias, of which the most common is atrial fibrillation (AF). Sepsis is associated with up to a six-fold higher risk of developing AF, where it occurs most commonly in the first 3 days of hospital admission. In many patients, AF detected during sepsis is the first documented episode of AF, either as an unmasking of sub-clinical AF or as a newly developed arrhythmia. In the short term, sepsis that is complicated by AF leads to longer hospital stays and an increased risk of inpatient mortality. Sepsis-driven AF can also increase an individual ' s risk of inpatient stroke by nearly 3-fold, comp...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stroke in Childhood: Clinical guideline for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation (2017)
This updated guidance sets out how stroke care should be provided, covering the whole pathway from identification, diagnosis and management of children and young people with arterial ischaemic stroke and haemorrhagic stroke until their transition to adult care. The clinical guideline is accompanied by a parent / carer guideline
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Among Sepsis Survivors: A Competing Risks Analysis.
Predictors for post-sepsis myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke are yet to be identified due to the competing risk of death. Baseline comorbidities and sources of infection were associated with an increased risk of post-sepsis MI and stroke. The identified risk factors may help physicians select a group of patients with sepsis who may benefit from preventive measures, antiplatelet treatment, and other preventive measures for post-sepsis MI and stroke.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Restoration and recovery of stroke services during the COVID-19 pandemic, British Association of Stroke Physicians
Restoration and recovery of stroke services during the COVID-19 pandemic assesses the impact of rapid changes made across the whole stroke pathway – including community services – at the peak of the pandemic, outlining new ways of working which have been beneficial for both patients and staff and should be continued and extended. It also aims to highlight those changes which now need a closer look and prevent a return to less effective way s of working.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
National stroke service model: integrated stroke delivery networks
This document outlines best practice stroke care: from prevention initiatives aimed at addressing health inequalities, more efficient diagnosis through improved imaging services, cutting-edge treatments, and innovative rehabilitation and life after stroke services.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 2, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
