A Transfer Strategy Utilizing a Helicopter and a Ground Ambulance Together Does Not Prolong Door-In-Door-Out Times in Thrombectomy Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An interfacility transfer should commence immediately to a hospital with endovascular capability to perform mechanical thrombectomy when a patient is diagnosed with a large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke. The turnaround time in the primary stroke center (PSC) is called door-in-door-out time (DIDO). We investigated DIDOs from two PSCs and how the implementation of a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) unit for patient transportation together with a ground ambulance affected the DIDO.

Methods

We retrospectively identified thrombectomy candidates transferred to Tampere University Hospital from two PSCs, Seinäjoki and Kanta-Häme Central Hospitals, from February 2019 until October 2022. A HEMS unit was dispatched to transport the patients from Seinäjoki after Ju

SUBMITTER: Vuorinen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12121203 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature