Triage, treatment and transfer of patients with stroke in emergency department trial (the T³ Trial): a cluster randomised trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Internationally recognised evidence-based guidelines recommend appropriate triage of patients with stroke in emergency departments (EDs), administration of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), and proactive management of fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing before prompt transfer to a stroke unit to maximise outcomes. We aim to evaluate the effectiveness in EDs of a theory-informed, nurse-initiated, intervention to improve multidisciplinary triage, treatment and transfer (T³) of patients with acute stroke to improve 90-day death and dependency. Organisational and contextual factors associated with intervention uptake also will be evaluated.

Methods

This prospective, multicentre, parallel group, cluster randomised trial with blinded outcome assessment wil

SUBMITTER: Middleton S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5069775 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature