Expedited and Comprehensive Management of Low-Risk TIA Patients in the Emergency Department is Safe and Less Costly
Garg A, Maran I, Amin H, Vlieks K, Neuschatz K, Coppola A, Poskus K, Johnson J, Davis M, Minja F, Schindler J, Sansing LH, Malhotra A, Jasne AS, Sharma R. Expedited and Comprehensive Management of Low-Risk TIA Patients in the Emergency Department is Safe and Less Costly. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021, 30: 106016. PMID: 34325273, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overClinical ProtocolsCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEmergency Service, HospitalFeasibility StudiesFemaleHospital CostsHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTriageConceptsLow-risk TIA patientsTransient ischemic attackTIA patientsEmergency roomAcademic comprehensive stroke centerSingle-center cohort studyPre-pathway groupComprehensive stroke centerClinical practice recommendationsLength of stayOutcomes of interestImpending strokeIschemic attackOutpatient echocardiogramRapid outpatientTIA admissionsEchocardiogram findingsEchocardiographic findingsStroke clinicCohort studyStroke centersNeurovascular eventsEmergency departmentFinal diagnosisHospital costs