PRECIOUS: PREvention of Complications to Improve OUtcome in elderly patients with acute Stroke—statistical analysis plan of a randomised, open, phase III, clinical trial with blinded outcome assessment

Abstract Rationale Aspiration, infections, and fever are common in the first days after stroke, especially in older patients. The occurrence of these complications has been associated with an increased risk of death or dependency. Aims and design PREvention of Complications to Improve OUtcome in eld...

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Main Authors: Jeroen C. de Jonge, Lisa J. Woodhouse, Hendrik Reinink, H. Bart van der Worp, Philip M. Bath, for the PRECIOUS investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04717-0