Effect of Bypassing the Closest Stroke Center in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Secondary Analysis of the RACECAT Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Prehospital transfer protocols are based on rapid access to reperfusion therapies for patients with ischemic stroke. The effect of different protocols among patients receiving a final diagnosis of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is unknown.

Objective

To determine the effect of direct transport to an endovascular treatment (EVT)-capable stroke center vs transport to the nearest local stroke center.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a prespecified secondary analysis of RACECAT, a multicenter, population-based, cluster-randomized clinical trial conducted from March 2017 to June 2020 in Catalonia, Spain. Patients were evaluated by a blinded end point assessment. All consecutive patients suspected of experiencing a large vessel occlusion stroke (Rapid Ar

SUBMITTER: Ramos-Pachon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10442788 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature