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Stroke units [[electronic resource] ] : an evidence based approach / / Peter Langhorne, Martin Dennis
| Stroke units [[electronic resource] ] : an evidence based approach / / Peter Langhorne, Martin Dennis |
| Autore | Langhorne Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : BMJ Books, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.81 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DennisMartin (Martin S.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Cerebrovascular disease
Cerebral ischemia |
| ISBN |
1-281-32172-9
9786611321727 0-470-76021-4 0-470-75994-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Stroke Units: An evidence based approach; Contents; Authorship; Contributors; Foreword by Iain Chalmers; Preface; 1 The stroke unit story; History of stroke unit care and its evaluation; Early studies; Definitions of a stroke unit; Stroke intensive care units; Later developments; The demands of evidence based practice; 2 How should we evaluate our interventions?; Levels of evidence; Sources of error; Systematic error (bias); Random error; Design of a reliable stroke unit trial; Why randomised trials may not be enough; Systematic reviews of randomised trials; Conduct of systematic reviews
Sources of bias in systematic reviewsInterpretation of systematic reviews; 3 Assembling evidence about stroke units; Formulating the stroke unit question; Defining the intervention; Defining the patient group; Defining the context; Defining the outcomes; Identifying the relevant trials; Locating information from relevant trials; The stroke unit trials; General comments; Stroke unit characteristics; Characteristics of different models of stroke unit; 4 Effectiveness of organised (stroke unit) care; Conventions of meta-analysis; What is meta-analysis?; What is an odds ratio? Presentation of resultsCoping with different types of outcome; Meta-analysis of the stroke unit trials; Can the risk of death be reduced?; Why were deaths reduced?; Preventing death at the expense of increased dependency among survivors?; Is the need for institutional care reduced?; Is dependency (disability) among survivors reduced?; Is quality of life among survivors improved?; What are the absolute benefits of stroke unit care?; Subgroup analysis; Which patients benefit?; What kind of stroke unit is effective?; Exploring the diversity of stroke unit trials What general policies should be applied?5 Economics of stroke unit care; Economic analysis; Methods of economic analysis; Terminology; Sources of data for economic analysis; Costs of stroke; Identifying potential costs and benefits; Cost effectiveness analysis; Potential benefits; Potential costs; Measuring costs and benefits; Economic interpretation of results; Economic "balance sheet"; Factors missing from the analysis; Implications of the analysis; 6 Implications for planning stroke services; Evidence based stroke care; Comprehensive stroke services; What kind of stroke unit? Stroke patients only or mixed rehabilitation service?Stroke ward or mobile stroke team?; Acute or rehabilitation unit?; Staffing of the stroke unit; In which department should the unit be established?; What staff are needed?; Stroke unit policies; Stroke unit size; Patient selection criteria; Duration of stay; Practices and procedures; Communication: Multidisciplinary team; Communication: Carers; Care pathways; Education, training, and beliefs; Overcoming resistance to change; 7 Implications for future research; Current state of knowledge; Outstanding questions Appendix: Descriptions of stroke unit care |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145593303321 |
Langhorne Peter
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| London, : BMJ Books, 1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stroke units [[electronic resource] ] : an evidence based approach / / Peter Langhorne, Martin Dennis
| Stroke units [[electronic resource] ] : an evidence based approach / / Peter Langhorne, Martin Dennis |
| Autore | Langhorne Peter |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : BMJ Books, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.81 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DennisMartin (Martin S.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Cerebrovascular disease
Cerebral ischemia |
| ISBN |
1-281-32172-9
9786611321727 0-470-76021-4 0-470-75994-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Stroke Units: An evidence based approach; Contents; Authorship; Contributors; Foreword by Iain Chalmers; Preface; 1 The stroke unit story; History of stroke unit care and its evaluation; Early studies; Definitions of a stroke unit; Stroke intensive care units; Later developments; The demands of evidence based practice; 2 How should we evaluate our interventions?; Levels of evidence; Sources of error; Systematic error (bias); Random error; Design of a reliable stroke unit trial; Why randomised trials may not be enough; Systematic reviews of randomised trials; Conduct of systematic reviews
Sources of bias in systematic reviewsInterpretation of systematic reviews; 3 Assembling evidence about stroke units; Formulating the stroke unit question; Defining the intervention; Defining the patient group; Defining the context; Defining the outcomes; Identifying the relevant trials; Locating information from relevant trials; The stroke unit trials; General comments; Stroke unit characteristics; Characteristics of different models of stroke unit; 4 Effectiveness of organised (stroke unit) care; Conventions of meta-analysis; What is meta-analysis?; What is an odds ratio? Presentation of resultsCoping with different types of outcome; Meta-analysis of the stroke unit trials; Can the risk of death be reduced?; Why were deaths reduced?; Preventing death at the expense of increased dependency among survivors?; Is the need for institutional care reduced?; Is dependency (disability) among survivors reduced?; Is quality of life among survivors improved?; What are the absolute benefits of stroke unit care?; Subgroup analysis; Which patients benefit?; What kind of stroke unit is effective?; Exploring the diversity of stroke unit trials What general policies should be applied?5 Economics of stroke unit care; Economic analysis; Methods of economic analysis; Terminology; Sources of data for economic analysis; Costs of stroke; Identifying potential costs and benefits; Cost effectiveness analysis; Potential benefits; Potential costs; Measuring costs and benefits; Economic interpretation of results; Economic "balance sheet"; Factors missing from the analysis; Implications of the analysis; 6 Implications for planning stroke services; Evidence based stroke care; Comprehensive stroke services; What kind of stroke unit? Stroke patients only or mixed rehabilitation service?Stroke ward or mobile stroke team?; Acute or rehabilitation unit?; Staffing of the stroke unit; In which department should the unit be established?; What staff are needed?; Stroke unit policies; Stroke unit size; Patient selection criteria; Duration of stay; Practices and procedures; Communication: Multidisciplinary team; Communication: Carers; Care pathways; Education, training, and beliefs; Overcoming resistance to change; 7 Implications for future research; Current state of knowledge; Outstanding questions Appendix: Descriptions of stroke unit care |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813644603321 |
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Langhorne Peter
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| London, : BMJ Books, 1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Stroke units [[electronic resource] ] : an evidence based approach / / Peter Langhorne, Martin Dennis
| Stroke units [[electronic resource] ] : an evidence based approach / / Peter Langhorne, Martin Dennis |
| Autore | Langhorne Peter |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : BMJ Books, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.81 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DennisMartin (Martin S.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Cerebrovascular disease
Cerebral ischemia |
| ISBN |
1-281-32172-9
9786611321727 0-470-76021-4 0-470-75994-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Stroke Units: An evidence based approach; Contents; Authorship; Contributors; Foreword by Iain Chalmers; Preface; 1 The stroke unit story; History of stroke unit care and its evaluation; Early studies; Definitions of a stroke unit; Stroke intensive care units; Later developments; The demands of evidence based practice; 2 How should we evaluate our interventions?; Levels of evidence; Sources of error; Systematic error (bias); Random error; Design of a reliable stroke unit trial; Why randomised trials may not be enough; Systematic reviews of randomised trials; Conduct of systematic reviews
Sources of bias in systematic reviewsInterpretation of systematic reviews; 3 Assembling evidence about stroke units; Formulating the stroke unit question; Defining the intervention; Defining the patient group; Defining the context; Defining the outcomes; Identifying the relevant trials; Locating information from relevant trials; The stroke unit trials; General comments; Stroke unit characteristics; Characteristics of different models of stroke unit; 4 Effectiveness of organised (stroke unit) care; Conventions of meta-analysis; What is meta-analysis?; What is an odds ratio? Presentation of resultsCoping with different types of outcome; Meta-analysis of the stroke unit trials; Can the risk of death be reduced?; Why were deaths reduced?; Preventing death at the expense of increased dependency among survivors?; Is the need for institutional care reduced?; Is dependency (disability) among survivors reduced?; Is quality of life among survivors improved?; What are the absolute benefits of stroke unit care?; Subgroup analysis; Which patients benefit?; What kind of stroke unit is effective?; Exploring the diversity of stroke unit trials What general policies should be applied?5 Economics of stroke unit care; Economic analysis; Methods of economic analysis; Terminology; Sources of data for economic analysis; Costs of stroke; Identifying potential costs and benefits; Cost effectiveness analysis; Potential benefits; Potential costs; Measuring costs and benefits; Economic interpretation of results; Economic "balance sheet"; Factors missing from the analysis; Implications of the analysis; 6 Implications for planning stroke services; Evidence based stroke care; Comprehensive stroke services; What kind of stroke unit? Stroke patients only or mixed rehabilitation service?Stroke ward or mobile stroke team?; Acute or rehabilitation unit?; Staffing of the stroke unit; In which department should the unit be established?; What staff are needed?; Stroke unit policies; Stroke unit size; Patient selection criteria; Duration of stay; Practices and procedures; Communication: Multidisciplinary team; Communication: Carers; Care pathways; Education, training, and beliefs; Overcoming resistance to change; 7 Implications for future research; Current state of knowledge; Outstanding questions Appendix: Descriptions of stroke unit care |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996203968903316 |
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Langhorne Peter
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| London, : BMJ Books, 1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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