How a CT-Direct Protocol at an American Comprehensive Stroke Center Led to Door-to-Needle Times Less Than 30 Minutes.

Lisa M. Caputo; Judd Jensen; Michelle Whaley; Mark J. Kozlowski; Christopher V. Fanale; Jeffrey C. Wagner; Alessandro Orlando; David Bar-Or

doi:10.1177/1941874416672783

How a CT-Direct Protocol at an American Comprehensive Stroke Center Led to Door-to-Needle Times Less Than 30 Minutes.

Lisa M. Caputo
, Judd Jensen
, Michelle Whaley
, Mark J. Kozlowski
, Christopher V. Fanale
, Jeffrey C. Wagner
, Alessandro Orlando
, David Bar-Or

Department of Trauma and Stroke Research, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, USA.
Department of Neurology, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, USA.
Emergency Department, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, USA.

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Original language	American English
Journal	The Neurohospitalist
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1941874416672783
State	Published - Apr 1 2017

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