Improving emergency treatment for patients with acute stroke: the PEARS research programme, including the PASTA cluster RCT

• Main Authors: Christopher I Price (Author), Phil White (Author), Joyce Balami (Author), Nawaraj Bhattarai (Author), Diarmuid Coughlan (Author), Catherine Exley (Author), Darren Flynn (Author), Kristoffer Halvorsrud (Author), Joanne Lally (Author), Peter McMeekin (Author), Lisa Shaw (Author), Helen Snooks (Author), Luke Vale (Author), Alan Watkins (Author), Gary A Ford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Intravenous thrombolysis and intra-arterial thrombectomy are proven emergency treatments for acute ischaemic stroke, but they require rapid delivery to selected patients within specialist services. National audit data have shown that treatment provision is suboptimal. Objectives: The aim...