Investigating the utility of previously developed prediction scores in acute ischemic stroke patients in the stroke belt.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the utility of previously developed scoring systems, we compared SEDAN, named after the components of the score (baseline blood Sugar, Early infarct signs and (hyper) Dense cerebral artery sign on admission computed tomography scan, Age, and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale on admission), Totaled Health Risks in Vascular Events (THRIVE), Houston Intra-arterial Therapy (HIAT), and HIAT-2 scoring systems among patients receiving systemic (intravenous [IV] tissue plasminogen activator [tPA]) and endovascular (intra-arterial [IA]) treatments.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed all IV tPA and IA patients presenting to our center from 2008-2011. The scores were assessed in patients who were treated with IV tPA only, IA only, and a combination of IV

SUBMITTER: Boehme AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4780244 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature