The aim of the study is to monitor if specialized stroke nurses as team partners in the ED can reduce hospital acquired infections. The study is designed as pre- post-intervention study in which specialized SU nurses partner with ED nursing staff to asses and screen stroke admissions in the ED.
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Inclusion Criteria: * patients referred to the ED at Herlev Hospital with a diagnosis of stroke or TIA from 11 Am to 7 PM * patients fulfilling one of the following ICD-10 codes at discharge: ICH: I61, cerebral infarction; I63, unspecified: I64, TIA: G45 and a scheduled follow-up appointment at the outpatient clinic Herlev Hospital Exclusion criteria: * Patients transferred from other hospitals or stroke units * Patients elegible for thrombolysis or thrombectomy at time of admission