Pathways to enhancing the quality of stroke care through national data monitoring systems for hospitals

Nichols, Linda J; Smith, Lindsay; Allen, Penny L

doi:10.5694/mja13.00148

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To the Editor: Stroke care can only benefit from an integrated system for monitoring the quality of hospital care. However, in Cadilhac and colleagues' article,1 there appears a significant omission regarding the importance of correctly categorising stroke subtypes.

1 School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS.
2 School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS.
3 Rural Clinical School, University of Tasmania, Burnie, TAS.

Correspondence: linda.nichols@utas.edu.au

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1. Cadilhac DA, Moss KM, Price CJ, et al. Pathways to enhancing the quality of stroke care through national data monitoring systems for hospitals. Med J Aust 2013;199: 650-651. <MJA full text>
2. Sacco RL, Kasner SE, Broderick JP, et al; American Heart Association Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism. An updated definition of stroke for the 21st century: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2013; 44: 2064-2089.

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