Ng P W, Huang C Y, Cheung R T F, Wong K S, Wong C K, Lam J M K
Department of Medicine, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Med J. 2004 Apr;10(2):124-9.
To issue guidelines for the care of acute stroke in Hong Kong, with the target audience of all health care professionals who are involved in acute stroke care.
The Hong Kong Neurological Society and the Hong Kong Stroke Society.
The panel applied the 'rule of evidence' used by the United States Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. When there is insufficient evidence, the recommendation was based on customary practice and was circulated among the members and fellows of the two societies before coming to a consensus.
Group meetings were held in 2002 to review the literature about acute care for patients with ischaemic stroke and to issue a consensus statement with reference to the local health care system. Participants of the meetings were appointed by the councils of The Hong Kong Neurological Society and the Hong Kong Stroke Society. The draft statement was circulated among the members and fellows of the two societies for comments before it was finalized.
Ischaemic stroke is a heavy health care burden to Hong Kong. The current consensus statement provides a framework to establish a multidisciplinary approach towards its acute management.
为香港急性中风的护理发布指南，目标受众为所有参与急性中风护理的医护人员。
香港神经学会和香港中风学会。
该小组采用了美国医疗保健政策与研究机构使用的“证据规则”。当证据不足时，建议基于惯例做法，并在两个学会的成员和会员中传阅，直至达成共识。
2002年召开了小组会议，以审查关于缺血性中风患者急性护理的文献，并参照当地医疗保健系统发布一份共识声明。会议参与者由香港神经学会和香港中风学会的理事会任命。声明草案在两个学会的成员和会员中传阅以征求意见，然后定稿。
缺血性中风给香港带来了沉重的医疗负担。当前的共识声明提供了一个框架，以建立对其急性管理的多学科方法。
