What are the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's 2018 Guidelines for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke?
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's 2018 Guidelines for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke are published in Stroke. 2018;49:e46 e99, with published corrections appearing in Stroke. 2018;49:e138 and Stroke. 2018;49:e233-234. The guidelines provide healthcare professionals with evidence-based recommendations for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Additionally, they provide a systematic review for the 2018 guidelines of the effect of dysphagia screening strategies on clinical outcomes after stroke and of the accuracy of prediction instruments for diagnosing large vessel occlusion in individuals with suspected stroke. The guidelines also include recommendations for the implementation of telemedicine within stroke systems of care, as well as interactions within stroke systems of care.