Stroke

New stroke study results from Ottawa Hospital described

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, January 7th, 2010

According to recent research from Ottawa, Canada, "A recent survey found few guidelines on the provision of palliative care following stroke; none examined the efficacy or results of any such process. The role of the patient's family in decision making and in conflicts with staff has not been evaluated."

"We sought to formally evaluate the use of locally-developed palliative care guidelines on our Acute Stroke Unit (ASU). We retrospectively examined records of 104 patients who died on our ASU over a two-year period to determine if our existing palliative guidelines were reflected in clinical practice, and to identify conflicts that arose. Data on medical and nursing...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2010-01-07)

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