Which model of stroke unit is better for stroke patient management?
The increasing prevalence of cerebrovascular diseases has made urgent the need to develop timely and effective treatment strategies to tackle this health problem. Stroke units (SUs) appear to be the ideal setting where the management of acute stroke patients, including specific treatments as thrombolysis, may be optimized. Which model of SU gives the best results is still an unsettled issue. The more intensive and timely multidisciplinary approach to the acute phase of stroke, the management of medical complications, and the earlier and more focused rehabilitation, are likely the most qualifying aspects of our Neurovascular treatment unit.
Lorenzano
Svetlana
S
Neurovascular Treatment Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome, "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy. svetlana.lorenzano@uniroma1.it
Anzini
Alessia
A
de Michele
Manuela
M
Falcou
Anne
A
Fausti
Silvia
S
Gori
Cristina
C
Mancini
Alessandra
A
Cavalletti
Cristina
C
Colosimo
Carlo
C
Fiorelli
Marco
M
Sacchetti
Maria Luisa
ML
Argentino
Corrado
C
Toni
Danilo
D
D000208:Acute Disease; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents