Prehospital triage of patients with suspected stroke symptoms (PRESTO): protocol of a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The efficacy of both intravenous treatment (IVT) and endovascular treatment (EVT) for patients with acute ischaemic stroke strongly declines over time. Only a subset of patients with ischaemic stroke caused by an intracranial large vessel occlusion (LVO) in the anterior circulation can benefit from EVT. Several prehospital stroke scales were developed to identify patients that are likely to have an LVO, which could allow for direct transportation of EVT eligible patients to an endovascular-capable centre without delaying IVT for the other patients. We aim to prospectively validate these prehospital stroke scales simultaneously to assess their accuracy in predicting LVO in the prehospital setting.

Methods and analysis

Prehospital triage of patients with suspected

SUBMITTER: Venema E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6615792 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature