Field triage for endovascular stroke therapy: a population-based comparison
Field triage for endovascular stroke therapy: a population-based comparison
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DOI:
10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015033
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发表时间:
2020-03-01
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
McTaggart, Ryan A.
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作者:
Jayaraman, Mahesh V.;Hemendinger, Morgan L.;McTaggart, Ryan A.
Background Endovascular therapy (EVT) for stroke improves outcomes but is time sensitive.Objective To compare times to treatment and outcomes between patients taken to the closest primary stroke center (PSC) with those triaged in the field to a more distant comprehensive stroke center (CSC).Methods During the study, a portion of our region allowed field triage of patients who met severity criteria to a more distant CSC than the closest PSC. The remaining patients were transported to the closest PSC. We compared times to treatment and clinical outcomes between those two groups. Additionally, we performed a matched-pairs analysis of patients from both groups on stroke severity and distance to CSC.Results Over 2 years, 232 patients met inclusion criteria and were closest from the field to a PSC; 144 were taken to the closest PSC and 88 to the more distant CSC. The median additional transport time to the CSC was 7 min. Times from scene departure to alteplase and arterial puncture were faster in the direct group (50 vs 62 min; 93 vs 152 min; p