Implementation of evidence-based treatment protocols to manage fever, hyperglycaemia, and swallowing dysfunction in acute stroke (QASC): a cluster randomised …

S Middleton, P McElduff, J Ward, JM Grimshaw, S Dale… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background We assessed patient outcomes 90 days after hospital admission for stroke
following a multidisciplinary intervention targeting evidence-based management of fever …

Mortality reduction for fever, hyperglycemia, and swallowing nurse-initiated stroke intervention: QASC Trial (Quality in Acute Stroke Care) follow-up

S Middleton, K Coughlan, G Mnatzaganian… - Stroke, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Implementation of nurse-initiated protocols to manage fever,
hyperglycemia, and swallowing dysfunction decreased death and disability 90 days …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a theory-informed implementation intervention to improve the triage, treatment and transfer of stroke patients in emergency departments using …

LE Craig, N Taylor, R Grimley, DA Cadilhac… - Implementation …, 2017 - Springer
Background Theoretical frameworks and models based on behaviour change theories are
increasingly used in the development of implementation interventions. Development of an …

Nurse-initiated acute stroke care in emergency departments: the triage, treatment, and transfer implementation cluster randomized controlled trial

S Middleton, S Dale, NW Cheung, DA Cadilhac… - Stroke, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to
improve triage, treatment, and transfer for patients with acute stroke admitted to the …

Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC): process evaluation of an intervention to improve the management of fever, hyperglycemia, and swallowing dysfunction following …

P Drury, C Levi, C D'Este, P McElduff… - … Journal of Stroke, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Our randomized controlled trial of a multifaceted evidence-based intervention
for improving the inpatient management of fever, hyperglycemia, and swallowing …

Barriers and enablers to implementing clinical treatment protocols for fever, hyperglycaemia, and swallowing dysfunction in the Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC) …

S Dale, C Levi, J Ward, JM Grimshaw… - … on Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Background The Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC) trial evaluated systematic
implementation of clinical treatment protocols to manage fever, sugar, and swallow (FeSS …

Translation of nurse-initiated protocols to manage fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing following stroke across Europe (QASC Europe): A pre-test/post-test …

S Middleton, S Dale, B McElduff… - European Stroke …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Poor adoption of stroke guidelines is a problem internationally. The Quality in
Acute Stroke Care (QASC) trial demonstrated significant reduction in death and disability …

From QASC to QASCIP: successful Australian translational scale-up and spread of a proven intervention in acute stroke using a prospective pre-test/post-test study …

S Middleton, A Lydtin, D Comerford, DA Cadilhac… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To embed an evidence-based intervention to manage FE ver, hyperglycaemia (S
ugar) and S wallowing (the FeSS protocols) in stroke, previously demonstrated in the Quality …

[HTML][HTML] Oral care practices in stroke: findings from the UK and Australia

M Bangee, CM Martinez-Garduno, MC Brady… - BMC nursing, 2021 - Springer
Aims To examine current practice, perceptions of healthcare professionals and factors
affecting provision for oral care post-stroke in the UK and Australia. Background Poor oral …

[HTML][HTML] Triage, treatment and transfer of patients with stroke in emergency department trial (the T3 Trial): a cluster randomised trial protocol

S Middleton, C Levi, S Dale, NW Cheung… - Implementation …, 2016 - Springer
Background Internationally recognised evidence-based guidelines recommend appropriate
triage of patients with stroke in emergency departments (EDs), administration of tissue …