This guideline covers interventions in the acute stage of a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). It offers the best clinical advice on the diagnosis and acute management of stroke and TIA in the 48 hours after onset of symptoms.
In April 2022, we reviewed the evidence and made new recommendations...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing atrial fibrillation in adults. It includes guidance on
providing the best care and treatment for people with atrial fibrillation, including assessing and
managing risks of stroke and bleeding.
The recommendations in this guideline were developed before the CO...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing atrial fibrillation in adults. It includes guidance on providing the best care and treatment for people with atrial fibrillation, including assessing and managing risks of stroke and bleeding.
The recommendations in this guideline were developed before the C...
Stroke is characterised by high morbidity, mortality and disability, which seriously affects the health and safety of the people. Stroke has become a serious public health problem in China. Organisational stroke management can significantly reduce the mortality and disability rates of patients with strok...
This guideline covers interventions in the acute stage of a stroke or transient ischaemic attack
(TIA). It offers the best clinical advice on the diagnosis and acute management of stroke and TIA in
the 48 hours after onset of symptoms....
Siemieniuk, R. A. C;
Chu, D. K;
Kim, L. H;
Güell-Rous, M. R;
Alhazzani, W;
Soccal, P. M;
Karanicolas, P. J;
Farhoumand, P. D;
Siemieniuk, J. L. K;
Satia, I;
Irusen, E. M;
Refaat, M. M;
Mikita, J. S;
Smith, M;
Vandvik, P. O;
Agoritsas, T;
Lytvyn, L;
Guyatt, G. H.
What is the best way to use oxygen therapy for patients with an acute medical illness? A systematic review published in the Lancet in April 2018 found that supplemental oxygen in inpatients with normal oxygen saturation increases mortality.1 Its authors concluded that oxygen should be administered conser...
Lanza, G;
Setacci, C;
Ricci, S;
Castelli, P;
Cremonesi, A;
Lanza, J;
Novali, C;
Pratesi, C;
Santalucia, P;
Speziale, F;
Zaninelli, A;
Gensini, G. F.
Although proof-based medicine has generated much valid evidence for the drawing up of guidelines and recommendations for best clinical practice in symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis, whether and when it is better to employ endarterectomy or stenting as the intervention of choice still remain m...
BACKGROUND: Hyperthermia is a frequent complication in patients with acute ischemic stroke. On the other hand, therapeutically induced hypothermia has shown promising potential in animal models of focal cerebral ischemia. This Guideline Document presents the European Stroke Organisation guidelines for th...
Steiner, T;
Al-Shahi Salman, R;
Beer, R;
Christensen, H;
Cordonnier, C;
Csiba, L;
Forsting, M;
Harnof, S;
Klijn, CJ;
Krieger, D;
Mendelow, AD;
Molina, C;
Montaner, J;
Overgaard, K;
Petersson, J;
Roine, RO;
Schmutzhard, E;
Schwerdtfeger, K;
Stapf, C;
Tatlisumak, T;
Thomas, BM;
Toni, D;
Unterberg, A;
Wagner, M.
"BACKGROUND:
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounted for 9% to 27% of all strokes worldwide in the last decade, with high early case fatality and poor functional outcome. In view of recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the management of ICH, the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) has updated it...
This guideline covers stroke rehabilitation for adults and young people aged 16 and over who have had a stroke with continuing impairment, activity limitation or participation restriction. It aims to improve rehabilitation for people who have had a stroke by specifying how stroke units and multidisciplin...
