Journal article
Management of transient ischemic attacks diagnosed by early-career general practitioners: A cross-sectional study
AR Davey, DS Lasserson, CR Levi, A Tapley, S Morgan, K Henderson, EG Holliday, J Ball, ML van Driel, L McArthur, NA Spike, PJ Magin
International Journal of Stroke | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Transient ischemic attack incurs a risk of recurrent stroke that can be dramatically reduced by urgent guideline-recommended management at the point of first medical contact. Aims: This study describes the prevalence and associations of new transient ischemic attack presentations to general practice registrars and the management undertaken. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training cohort study. General practice registrars from five Australian states (urban to very remote practices) collected data on 60 consecutive patient encounters during each of their three six-month training terms. The proportion of problems managed being new transie..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This project was supported by the Australian Government under the Australian General Practice Training Programme. Christopher Levi is supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Practitioner Fellowship. Daniel Lasserson is supported by the National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre in the United Kingdom.