Delays in stroke referrals

Lancet. 1999 Jul 3;354(9172):47-8. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)00905-8.

Abstract

Assessment of acute stroke by hospital physicians will have to speed up if we are to expect referral to hospital and computed tomography (both previously targets of criticism) to improve.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnosis
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data*
  • Scotland / epidemiology
  • Time and Motion Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / statistics & numerical data