Performance of the RACE Prehospital Triage Score During Working and Nonworking Hours.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehospital triage scores aim to identify large vessel occlusions (LVOs) in the field; however, their real-world performance and accuracy across a 24-hour period remains unknown. In this study, we compare the positive predictive value of the prehospital Rapid Arterial occlusion Evaluation (RACE) score for the detection of LVO during working hours and nonworking hours.

Methods

We performed a retrospective review of all patients presenting with a RACE score of ≥5 at one comprehensive and one thrombectomy-capable hospital between July 2015 and December 2019. Patients were dichotomized to those presenting during "working hours" (7:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays) or "nonworking hours" (6:01 pm to 6:59 am on weekdays or anytime during weekends). The primary outcome was di

SUBMITTER: Salahuddin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12512335 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature