Lack of Gender Disparities in Emergency Department Triage of Acute Stroke Patients

Lack of Gender Disparities in Emergency Department Triage of Acute Stroke Patients

Introduction: Previous literature has shown gender disparities in the care of acute ischemic stroke. Compared to men, women wait longer for brain imaging and are less likely to receive intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). Emergency department (ED) triage is an important step in the r...

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Main Authors: Madsen, Tracy E., Choo, Esther K., Seigel, Todd A., Palms, Danielle, Silver, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2014-12-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Gender Disparities
Triage
Acute
Stroke Patients
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/21z0b85r

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