AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► Care and outcomes of patients with in-hospital stroke.

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Patients who have an in-hospital stroke don't fare as well as those who present to the emergency department with stroke symptoms.JAMA Neurol. 2015 May 4; [Epub ahead of print]

Care and outcomes of patients with in-hospital stroke.

Saltman AP, Silver FL, Fang J, Stamplecoski M, Kapral MK. JAMA Neurol. 2015 May 4; [Epub ahead of print].

Patients who had a stroke while already hospitalized experienced significant delays in diagnosis and treatment compared to patients presenting to the emergency department. The challenge of detecting and managing acute stroke is discussed in an AHRQ WebM&M commentary.

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