Prevention of Cerebrovascular Events (legacy)
Publet Introduction:
This software is a demonstration of how decision support technology may be able to assist in the management of stroke patients. It is based on chapter 5 of the National Guidleline for stroke (3rd Edition) developed by the Royal College of Physicians.
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Guideline Objectives | To model the secondary prevention section of the national clinical guideline for stroke (Royal College of Physicians) to eventually enhance secondary care decisions in a clinical setting. |
Target Setting | Hospital care, discharge and home care |
Target Users |
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Overview | Selection of lipid lowering treatment, hypertension treatment anticoagulant & anti-platelet treatment, carotid stenosis interventions. Evaluation of lifestyle and guidance for women’s issues. NIH Stroke Scale may also be completed. |
Provenance | University of Oxford |
Management | To model the secondary prevention section of the national clinical guideline for stroke (Royal College of Physicians) to eventually enhance secondary care decisions in a clinical setting. |
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Sources | The publet is based on a fragment from the BMJ Publishing’s Clinical Evidence on the management of acute myocardial infarction National clinical guideline for stroke, Third edition. Secondary prevention section. |
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