Search for dissertations about: "prehospital stroke"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words prehospital stroke.

  2. 1. Influence of The Education and Training of Prehospital Medical Crews on Measures of Performance and Patient Outcomes

    Author : Hans Blomberg; Rolf Gedeborg; Jakob Johansson; Karl Michaelsson; Eldar Søreide; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ambulance; prehospital; education; CPR; stroke; trauma; outcome;

    Abstract : Prehospital care has developed dramatically the last decades with the implementation of new devices and educational concepts. Clinical decisions and treatments have moved out from the hospitals to the prehospital setting. In Sweden this has been accompanied by an increase in the level of competence, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 2. Timely treatment in stroke and TIA

    Author : Annika Nordanstig; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stroke; transient ischemic attack; campaign; carotid artery stenosis;

    Abstract : In acute stroke, the effect of both acute treatments and secondary prevention is timedependent. Patients´ delay is an important obstacle to acute recanalization therapy for stroke. To decrease this delay, a stroke educational campaign was carried out in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 3. Prehospital identification and priority of acute stroke

    Author : Annika Berglund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Treatment of acute ischemic stroke is time critical and early initiated reperfusion treatment increases the chances of good recovery. However, in 2007, only 3% of ischemic stroke patients were treated with thrombolysis in Sweden. Patients’ late arrival to hospital was considered to be one of the reasons for the low treatment rate. READ MORE

  6. 4. On the Use of Simulation and Optimization for the Analysis and Planning of Prehospital Stroke Care

    Author : Saeid Amouzad Mahdiraji; Johan Holmgren; Radu-Casian Mihailescu; Jesper Petersson; Tobias Andersson Granberg; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : Stroke Transport Policies; EMS; Mobile Stroke Unit; MSU; Simulation; Optimization; Modeling Framework.;

    Abstract : Immediate treatment is of extreme importance for stroke patients. However, providing fast enough treatment for stroke patients is far from trivial, mainly due to logistical challenges and difficulties in diagnosing the correct stroke type. READ MORE

  7. 5. Optimizing prehospital acute stroke care in the presence of economic constraints

    Author : Nicklas Ennab Vogel; Lars-Åke Levin; Tobias Andersson Granberg; Sofie Pilemalm; David Epstein; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has become standard of care for acute anterior circulation ischaemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion since the launch of second-generation stent retrievers for clinical use nearly a decade ago. Up until recently, the treatment was exclusively performed at university hospitals in Sweden. READ MORE