title: Ischemic stroke: the first 24 hours.
abstract: Patients who have suffered a stroke are often left with a high incidence of physical and psychosocial impairments. Institutions must develop and implement clinical protocols and pathways to quickly and efficiently initiate evidence-based stroke therapies.
authors.affiliation: Herbert H Lehman College, Department of Nursing, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Saccomano
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000451:nursing; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors