Association Between Dispatch of Mobile Stroke Units and Functional Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke in Berlin.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Effects of thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke are time-dependent. Ambulances that can administer thrombolysis (mobile stroke units [MSUs]) before arriving at the hospital have been shown to reduce time to treatment.

Objective

To determine whether dispatch of MSUs is associated with better clinical outcomes for patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective, nonrandomized, controlled intervention study was conducted in Berlin, Germany, from February 1, 2017, to October 30, 2019. If an emergency call prompted suspicion of stroke, both a conventional ambulance and an MSU, when available, were dispatched. Functional outcomes of patients with final diagnosis of acute cerebral ischemia who were eligible for thrombolysis

SUBMITTER: Ebinger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7856548 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature