Using an MET service to manage an acute thromboembolic stroke

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006 Jul;32(7):361-5, 357. doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(06)32047-8.

Abstract

The hospital's medical emergency team expedited involvement of all required services when it was called in twice for episodes of bleeding.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Critical Care / organization & administration*
  • Emergencies
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / diagnosis
  • Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Organizational Case Studies
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
  • Thromboembolism / diagnosis
  • Thromboembolism / therapy*
  • Thrombolytic Therapy