TY - JOUR AU - Lindley Richard AU - Wright L. AU - Hill K. AU - Bernhardt J. AU - Ada L. AU - Bajorek B. AU - Beer C. AU - Golledge J. AU - Gustafsson L. AU - Hersh D. AU - Kenardy J. AU - Perry L. AU - Middleton S. AU - Brauer S. AU - Nelson M. AU - Barber P. AB -

The Australian Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management 2010 represents an update of the Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (2005) and the Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management (2007). For the first time, they cover the whole spectrum of stroke, from public awareness and prehospital response to stroke unit and stroke management strategies, acute treatment, secondary prevention, rehabilitation and community care. The guidelines also include recommendations on transient ischaemic attack. The most significant changes to previous guideline recommendations include the extension of the stroke thrombolysis window from 3 to 4.5 h and the change from positive to negative recommendations for the use of thigh-length antithrombotic stockings for deep venous thrombosis prevention and the routine use of prolonged positioning for contracture management.

AD - Guidelines Program, National Stroke Foundation, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. lwright@strokefoundation.com.au AN - 22616960 BT - Internal Medicine Journal DP - NLM ET - 2012/05/24 LA - eng M1 - 5 N1 - Wright, LHill, K MBernhardt, JLindley, RAda, LBajorek, B VBarber, P ABeer, CGolledge, JGustafsson, LHersh, DKenardy, JPerry, LMiddleton, SBrauer, S GNelson, M RNational Stroke Foundation Stroke Guidelines Expert Working GroupResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tAustraliaIntern Med J. 2012 May;42(5):562-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02774.x. N2 -

The Australian Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management 2010 represents an update of the Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (2005) and the Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management (2007). For the first time, they cover the whole spectrum of stroke, from public awareness and prehospital response to stroke unit and stroke management strategies, acute treatment, secondary prevention, rehabilitation and community care. The guidelines also include recommendations on transient ischaemic attack. The most significant changes to previous guideline recommendations include the extension of the stroke thrombolysis window from 3 to 4.5 h and the change from positive to negative recommendations for the use of thigh-length antithrombotic stockings for deep venous thrombosis prevention and the routine use of prolonged positioning for contracture management.

PY - 2012 SN - 1445-5994 (Electronic)1444-0903 (Linking) SP - 562 EP - 9 T2 - Internal Medicine Journal TI - Stroke management: updated recommendations for treatment along the care continuum VL - 42 ER -