Browsing by Author "Lin, Cheryl B"

Development and initial testing of the stroke rapid-treatment readiness tool.

Olson, DaiWai M; Cox, Margueritte; Constable, Mark; Britz, Gavin W; Lin, Cheryl B; Zimmer, Louise O; Fonarow, Gregg C; ... (9 authors) (J Neurosci Nurs, 2014-10)

No instruments are currently available to help health systems identify target areas for reducing door-to-needle times for the administration of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator to eligible patients with ischemic ...

Patterns, predictors, variations, and temporal trends in emergency medical service hospital prenotification for acute ischemic stroke.

Lin, Cheryl B; Peterson, Eric D; Smith, Eric E; Saver, Jeffrey L; Liang, Li; Xian, Ying; Olson, Daiwai M; ... (11 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2012-08)

BACKGROUND#ENTITYSTARTX02014;: Emergency medical services (EMS) hospital prenotification of an incoming stroke patient is guideline recommended as a means of increasing the timeliness with which stroke patients are evaluated ...

Perception Versus Actual Performance in Timely Tissue Plasminogen Activation Administration in the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Lin, Cheryl B; Cox, Margueritte; Olson, DaiWai M; Britz, Gavin W; Constable, Mark; Fonarow, Gregg C; Schwamm, Lee; ... (9 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-07-22)

BACKGROUND: Timely thrombolytic therapy can improve stroke outcomes. Nevertheless, the ability of US hospitals to meet guidelines for intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) remains suboptimal. What is unclear is ...