The Hong Kong Neurological Society and the Hong Kong Stroke Society
issued a consensus statement to provide guidelines for all health
care professionals who are involved in the care of acute stoke.
The statement was published in the April 2004 issue of Hong Kong
Medical Journal.
The consensus statement focuses on the care of ischaemic stroke,
which is responsible for more than 70% of the local incidence
of stroke. Because stroke is a heterogenous condition, the care
of each patient should be tailored to individual�s needs. It was
indicated that the major components of stroke care included organisation
of the stroke services, acute assessment, acute treatment, and
secondary prevention.
Researchers indicated in the consensus statement that, quality
of stroke care can be improved by setting up of a geographically
designated acute stroke unit, creation of an effective multidisciplinary
team, re-organisation of health delivery system to facilitate
patient-oriented service, training of staff, and collaboration
among various specialties and the community health system.
In 2001, there were 3130 deaths from stroke, accounting for 9.4%
of all deaths in Hong Kong.
