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[A community-based study of stroke code users in northern Portugal]
Mariana Moutinho1, Rui Magalhães, Manuel Correia
1Serviço de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal.
Acta Medica Portuguesa
|July 2, 2013
Summary
Portugal
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
Context:
- Portugal faces high cerebrovascular disease mortality rates.
- The Stroke Code was implemented to improve acute stroke care.
- This study assesses the Stroke Code's utilization and outcomes in Northern Portugal.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the application and effectiveness of the Stroke Code.
- To analyze Stroke Code calls and patient eligibility in a community-based stroke incidence study.
Summary:
- A prospective study recorded 600 strokes in Northern Portugal (2009-2010).
- Only 15.9% of eligible stroke patients met Stroke Code criteria, with 56.3% of users fulfilling criteria.
- Stroke Code users had more severe conditions and higher fibrinolysis rates, but similar post-stroke severity after adjustment.
Impact:
- The Stroke Code's access criteria are restrictive.
- Despite limitations, the Stroke Code facilitates relatively high fibrinolysis rates for severe stroke cases.
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