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Stroke management : Updated recommendations for treatment along the care continuum
Wright, L. Hill, K. M. Bernhardt, J. Lindley, R. Ada, L. Bajorek, B. V. Barber, P. A. Beer, C. Golledge, J. Gustafsson, L.
Wright, L.
Hill, K. M.
Bernhardt, J.
Lindley, R.
Ada, L.
Bajorek, B. V.
Barber, P. A.
Beer, C.
Golledge, J.
Gustafsson, L.
Abstract
The Australian Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management 2010 represents an update of the Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (2005) and the Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management (2007). For the first time, they cover the whole spectrum of stroke, from public awareness and prehospital response to stroke unit and stroke management strategies, acute treatment, secondary prevention, rehabilitation and community care. The guidelines also include recommendations on transient ischaemic attack. The most significant changes to previous guideline recommendations include the extension of the stroke thrombolysis window from 3 to 4.5 h and the change from positive to negative recommendations for the use of thigh‐length antithrombotic stockings for deep venous thrombosis prevention and the routine use of prolonged positioning for contracture management.
Keywords
stroke, cerebrovascular disease, clinical guideline, acute management, rehabilitation
Date
2012
Type
Journal article
Journal
Internal Medicine Journal
Book
Volume
42
Issue
5
Page Range
562-569
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
Nursing Research Institute
Faculty of Health Sciences
Nursing Research Institute
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