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Ischemic stroke: clinical pathway impact
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance,Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 588-598, April 2019. Purpose A clinical pathway for patients with acute ischemic stroke was implemented in 2014 by one Italian teaching hospital multidisciplinary team. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether this clinical pathway had a positive effect on patient management by comparing performance data. Design/methodology/approach Volume, process and outcome indicators were analyzed in a pre-post retrospective observational study. Patients ’ (admitted in 2013 and 2015) medical records with International Classification of Diseases, ...
Source: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance - April 24, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

The Outcome of Status Epilepticus and Long-Term Follow-Up
Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of regular care and patient follow-up. Introduction Status epilepticus (SE) is a condition and most extreme form of epilepsy (1), which leads to abnormal and prolonged seizure (at least 5 min). In case SE persists over 30 min, it may have severe long-term consequences (2). Referring to the new classification scheme of SE, there are two operational dimensions of the definition: time point 1 (T1) is associated with abnormally prolonged seizure, when therapy should be initiated, while time point 2 (T2) is related to the time of on-going seizure activity involving a risk...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Isqua17-2144 does a clinical pathway on ischemic stroke work? a pre-post analysis in an italian teaching hospital
Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care - September 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Isqua17-2144 does a clinical pathway on ischemic stroke work? a pre-post analysis in an italian teaching hospital
Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care - September 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research