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How to set up an Acute Stroke Service

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  1. Iris Q. Grunwald

    1. , Acute Vascular Imaging Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

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  2. Klaus Fassbender

    1. , Department of Neurology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany

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  3. Ajay K. Wakhloo

    1. Dept. Radiology, Div. Neuroimaging & Intervention NII, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, USA

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  • Concise and practical guide on how to set up and run an acute stroke service

  • Explains how best to implement timely multidisciplinary treatment

  • Written by experts with personal experience in creating and operating a world class stroke unit

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Understanding Your Goals: The What, Why and Who

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. Understanding Your Goals – The What, Why and Who

    1. Essential Basics

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 3-24

    2. Guidelines and Regulations

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 25-32

    3. Who Can Support This Project?

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 33-38

    4. Basic Milestones in Stroke Treatment

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 39-44

    5. Defining Your Priorities

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 45-49

    6. Walking the Steps and Defining Your Own Pathway and Goals on the Way

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 51-88

    7. Bringing Your Goals into Shape

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 89-91

    8. Examples of Treatment Pathways

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 93-101

    9. Specific Pathways in Special Cases

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 103-113

    10. Future Concepts in Stroke Treatment

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 115-130

    11. Strategic/Business Management

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 131-139

  4. Planning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. Establishing Whom and What You Need in the Stroke Pathway

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 143-146

    3. Establishing Your Resources (Equipment, Staff, Space)

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 147-149

    4. Budget and Time Frame

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 151-154

    5. Risk Assessment and Management

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 155-159

    6. The Team

      • Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo
      Pages 161-163

  5. Getting Started

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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About this book

Although it is widely recognized that time is of the essence in the management of stroke, there are currently few efficient stroke centers that prospective new centers may emulate. This book offers a concise and practical guide on how to set up and run an acute stroke service tailored to the needs of the individual center as a provider of primary, secondary or tertiary care. All aspects of the subject are tackled. Essential knowledge on current imaging and treatment options is provided and guidance is offered on organizing a site-specific stroke pathway so as to ensure the quickest possible provision of treatment. The authors played an integral part in the development and operation of one of Europe’s most successful early stroke centers and also have experience of the factors that can undermine the creation of world-class stroke units. This handbook will be an invaluable source of information for every member of the stroke team.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • , Acute Vascular Imaging Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Iris Q. Grunwald

  • , Department of Neurology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany

    Klaus Fassbender

  • Dept. Radiology, Div. Neuroimaging & Intervention NII, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, USA

    Ajay K. Wakhloo

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About the authors

Professor Iris Quasar Grunwald studied Medicine in Germany and did her residency training in Neurology and Radiology at the Saarland University, where she became Co-director and Associate Professor of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology. She obtained her PhD in Radiology and Neuroradiology and a Master in Health Economics and Hospital Management. Dr. Grunwald has published more than 70 peer reviewed articles and several book chapters, mainly in the field of neurointervention. She has specific expertise in procedures such as intracerebral intra-arterial fibrinolysis and thrombectomy for emergency stroke therapy and intracranial angioplasty and stenting. Professor Grunwald has an international reputation in implementing acute stroke interventions and has been involved with research projects related to building and enabling acute stroke interventions regionally within the Saarland, nationally within Germany as well as internationally as European Principal Investigator in international clinical trials related to revascularisation in acute stroke. In addition she has conducted several lecture tours to leading US clinical stroke centers on the subjects of acute stroke intervention and management. In February 2009 she transferred her practice to the UK, Oxford University, to build up a stroke service within the Acute Vascular Imaging Centre in Oxford from where she leads several international trials.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: How to set up an Acute Stroke Service

  • Authors: Iris Q. Grunwald, Klaus Fassbender, Ajay K. Wakhloo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21405-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-21404-2Published: 12 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-21405-9Published: 20 December 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 198

  • Number of Illustrations: 73 b/w illustrations, 163 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Primary Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Services, Internal Medicine

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