Prehospital systolic blood pressure is higher in acute stroke compared with stroke mimics.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the natural history of prehospital blood pressure (BP) during emergency medical services (EMS) transport of suspected stroke and determine whether prehospital BP differs among types of patients with suspected stroke (ischemic stroke, TIA, intracerebral hemorrhage [ICH], or stroke mimic).

Methods

A retrospective, cross-sectional, observational analysis of a centralized EMS database containing electronic records of patients transported by EMS to the emergency department (ED) with suspected stroke during an 18-month period was conducted. Hospital charts and neuroimaging were utilized to determine the final diagnosis (ischemic stroke, TIA, ICH, or stroke mimic).

Results

A total of 960 patients were transported by EMS to ED with suspected stroke. Stroke

SUBMITTER: Gioia LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4898317 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature