Pre-hospital ct diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with higher mortality in the acute phase than other stroke types. There is a particular risk of early and devastating re-bleeding. Patients therefore need urgent assessment in a neurosurgical department, and the shorter the time from symptom onset to diagnosis the better.

Case presentation

The Norwegian Acute Stroke Pre-hospital Project (NASPP) has developed a Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) model, which is staffed with anesthesiologists also trained in pre-hospital clinical assessment of acute stroke patients and interpretation of computerized tomography (CT). The MSU was operated on-call from the local dispatch center in a rural area 45-160 km away from a neurosurgical department. Two patients presented with clinical symptoms

SUBMITTER: Hov MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5331704 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature