Eligibility for Intravenous Recombinant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Within a Population: The Effect of the European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study (ECASS) III Trial.
Eligibility for Intravenous Recombinant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Within a Population: The Effect of the European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study (ECASS) III Trial.
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DOI:
10.1161/strokeaha.111.645986
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发表时间:
2012-06
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8.3
通讯作者:
Kleindorfer DO
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作者:
de Los Ríos la Rosa F;Khoury J;Kissela BM;Flaherty ML;Alwell K;Moomaw CJ;Khatri P;Adeoye O;Woo D;Ferioli S;Kleindorfer DO
The publication of the European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study (ECASS III) expanded the treatment time to thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke from 3 to 4.5 hours from symptom onset. The impact of the expanded time window on treatment rates has not been comprehensively evaluated in a population based study. All patients suffering from an ischemic stroke presenting to an emergency department (ED) during calendar year 2005 in the 17 hospitals that compromise the large 1.3 million Greater Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky population were included in the analysis. Criteria for exclusion from thrombolytic therapy are analyzed retrospectively for both the standard and expanded time frames with varying door to needle times. During the study period 1838 ischemic strokes presenting to an ED were identified. A small proportion of them arrived in the expanded time window (3.4%) compared to the standard time window (22%). Only 0.5% of those who arrived in this time frame met eligibility criteria for thrombolysis, compared to 5.9% using standard eligibility criteria in the standard timeframe. These results did not vary significantly by repeated analysis varying the door to needle time or the expanded time window’s exclusion criteria. In reality, the expanded time window for thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke benefits few patients. If we are to improve rT-PA administration rates our focus should be on improving stroke awareness, transport to facilities with ability to administer thrombolysis, and familiarity of physicians with acute stroke treatment guidelines.