Stroke Circulatory System Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
Conditions
Interventions
Patients assessed with a suspicion of stroke and triaged to level yellow or green (low acuity) according to the Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System are randomized using a closed, opaque envelo
Sponsors
Hallands sjukhus Halmstad
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a suspected stroke >18 years old and acute onset of a neurological deficit, such as a sudden problem speaking or sudden weakness in the face, arm, or leg 2. Low priority (yellow or green) according to the Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System (RETTS) 3. Monday through Friday between 08.00 h and 16.00 h
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who met the criteria for stroke alerts and candidates for i.v. thrombolysis, symptoms for 25 mmol/l 3. Wound damage that needs to be saturated 4. Seizures associated with the disease 5. Diarrhoea or vomiting in the last 48 h
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Independent in activities of daily living (ADL), mobility, going to the toilet and dressing was measured using patient reported outcome measurements before and three months after the stroke and collected from the Swedish Stroke Registry. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Time in minutes was measured from arrival to admission to stroke unit 2. Time in minutes was measured from arrival to neurologist assessment at stroke unit 3. Time in minutes was measured from arrival to start of computed tomography 4. The number of patients assessed by physical/occupational therapist within 24 h of admission 5. Length of hospital stay was measured in days from arrival to discharge from hospital | — |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed