All Outputs (3)

Effect of Routine Low-Dose Oxygen Supplementation on Death and Disability in Adults With Acute Stroke: The Stroke Oxygen Study Randomized Clinical Trial. (2017)
Journal Article
Sim, J., Bishop, J., Gray, R., and the Stroke Oxygen Study Collaborative Group, S. O. S. I., Roffe, C., Nevatte, T., …Ferdinand, P. (2017). Effect of Routine Low-Dose Oxygen Supplementation on Death and Disability in Adults With Acute Stroke: The Stroke Oxygen Study Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 318(12), 1125 - 1135. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.11463

Importance: Hypoxia is common in the first few days after acute stroke, is frequently intermittent, and is often undetected. Oxygen supplementation could prevent hypoxia and secondary neurological deterioration and thus has the potential to improve r... Read More about Effect of Routine Low-Dose Oxygen Supplementation on Death and Disability in Adults With Acute Stroke: The Stroke Oxygen Study Randomized Clinical Trial..

Outcomes of Nonagenarians with Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated with Intravenous Thrombolytics (2017)
Journal Article
Behrouz, R., Masjuán-Vallejo, J., Vera, R., Willey, J. Z., Zedet, M., Moulin, S., …Di Napoli, M. (2018). Outcomes of Nonagenarians with Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated with Intravenous Thrombolytics. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 27(1), 246-256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.08.031

Background Nonagenarians are under-represented in thrombolytic trials for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The effectiveness of intravenous thrombolytics in nonagenarians in terms of safety and outcome is not well established. Materials and Methods... Read More about Outcomes of Nonagenarians with Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated with Intravenous Thrombolytics.

Management of Acute Stroke in the Older Person. (2017)
Journal Article
Parr, E., Ferdinand, P., & Roffe, C. (2017). Management of Acute Stroke in the Older Person. Geriatrics, 2(3), Article 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics2030027

The majority of people who suffer a stroke are older adults. The last two decades have brought major progress in the diagnosis and management of stroke, which has led to significant reductions in mortality, long-term disability, and the need for inst... Read More about Management of Acute Stroke in the Older Person..