From guidelines to clinical practice in care for ischaemic stroke patients: A systematic review and expert opinion.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Guidelines help physicians to provide optimal care for stroke patients, but implementation is challenging due to the quantity of recommendations. Therefore a practical overview related to applicability of recommendations can be of assistance.

Methods

A systematic review was performed on ischaemic stroke guidelines published in scientific journals, covering the whole acute care process for patients with ischaemic stroke. After data extraction, experts rated the recommendations on dimensions of applicability, that is, actionability, feasibility and validity, on a 9-point Likert scale. Agreement was defined as a score of ≥8 by ≥80% of the experts.

Results

Eighteen articles were identified and 48 recommendations were ultimately extracted. Papers wer

SUBMITTER: Lens C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11554874 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature