The Stroke Center Handbook
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4822-1478-9 (ISBN)
Exploring best practice management protocols, the content covers initial presentation, rapid response and emergency interventions, clinical and administrative procedures, and neuro-critical care. Highlights of the second edition include:
The significant contribution of telemedicine to stroke treatment
Improved organization of EMS systems to route patients directly to stroke centers
New devices available for intra-arterial thrombectomy
The impact of CT and MR perfusion and angiography on case selection for advanced therapy
New pharmaceutical therapies for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
Advances in stroke rehabilitation techniques
The authors of the book are pioneers in developing stroke centers and regional networks that have provided diagnosis and treatment to thousands of patients. Their expertise enables practitioners to establish and efficiently manage a facility and to participate more effectively as part of a multidisciplinary care team—providing stroke victims with the best possible outcome.
Marilyn M. Rymer (Author) , Debbie Summers (Mid-America Brain & Stroke Institute, Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, USA) (Author) , Pooja Khatri (Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA) (Author)
Setting the goal for the stroke center. Stroke center organization. Regional stroke networks. Imaging for diagnosis and selection of therapy. Transient ischemic attack: TIA. Acute stroke interventions. Neurocritical care management of acute stroke. Issues in acute management. Prevention of complications. Secondary prevention of stroke. Stroke rehabilitation. Appendix A: Emergency tools for stroke team nurses. Appendix B: Management of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Appendix C: Management of intracerebral hemorrhage. Appendix D: Management of ischemic stroke. Appendix E: Additional tools for stroke team nurses. Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.3.2014 |
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Zusatzinfo | 8 Tables, black and white; 77 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | Bosa Roca |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 340 g |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Intensivmedizin | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4822-1478-4 / 1482214784 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4822-1478-9 / 9781482214789 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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