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Agreement between ambulance nurses and physicians in assessing stroke patients
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- Blomberg, Hans, 1963- (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Anestesiologi och intensivvård
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- Lundström, Erik (författare)
- Karolinska Institutet,Uppsala universitet,Neurologi
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- Toss, Henrik (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper
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- Gedeborg, Rolf (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Anestesiologi och intensivvård
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- Johansson, Jakob (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Anestesiologi och intensivvård
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- 2013-05-25
- 2013
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. - : Hindawi Limited. - 0001-6314 .- 1600-0404. ; 129:1, s. 49-55
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Abstract
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- Objectives: If an ambulance nurse could bypass the emergency department (ED) and bring suspected stroke patients directly to a CT scanner, time to thrombolysis could be shortened. This study evaluates the level of agreement between ambulance nurses and emergency physicians in assessing the need for a CT scan, and interventions and monitoring beforehand, in patients with suspected stroke and/or a lowered level of consciousness.Materials and Methods: From October 2008 to June 2009 we compared the ambulance nurses’ and ED physicians’ judgement of 200 patients with stroke symptoms . Both groups answered identical questions on patients’ need for a CT scan, and interventions and monitoring beforehand. Results: There was a poor agreement between ambulance nurses and ED physicians in judging the need for a CT scan: κ = 0.22 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.06–0.37). The nurses’ ability to select the same patients as the physician for a CT scan had a sensitivity of 84% (95% CI: 77–89) and a specificity of 37% (95% CI: 23–53). Agreement concerning the need for interventions and monitoring was also low: κ = 0.32 (95% CI: 0.18–0.47). In 18% of cases, the nurses considered interventions before a CT scan unnecessary when the physicians’ deemed them necessary.Conclusions: Additional tools to support ambulance nurses decisions appear to be required before suspected stroke patients can be taken directly to a CT scanner.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Annan klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Other Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- acute stroke therapy; emergency; ischemic stroke; protocols; prehospital care; stroke teams; thrombolysis
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