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- Canopy Roychoudhury, Bradley S Jacobs, Patricia L Baker, Daniel Schultz, Rajendra H Mehta, and Steven R Levine.
- Michigan Peer Review Organization, Plymouth, Mich 48170, USA. croychou@mpro.org
- Stroke. 2004 Jan 1; 35 (1): e22-3.
Background And PurposeThis study describes several quality indicators of care in hospitalized stroke patients in Michigan from 1998 to 1999.Summary Of ReportMedian times from admission to head CT/MRI (89.5 minutes) and thrombolysis (113 minutes) exceeded recommended guidelines. Deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis was used in only 13.8% of eligible patients.ConclusionsTiming for brain imaging and acute ischemic stroke symptom onset need to be better documented, along with more provider education for routine deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis.
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