Optimizing Time Management for Drip-and-Ship Stroke Patients Qualifying for Endovascular Therapy-A Single-Network Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We sought to identify factors for delayed drip-and-ship (DS) management in stroke patients transferred from primary hospitals to our comprehensive stroke center (CSC) for endovascular therapy (EVT).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study of all patients transferred to our CSC for EVT between 2016 and 2020. We analyzed emergency and hospital records to assess DS process times and factors predictive of delays. We dichotomized the admission period to 2016-2017 and 2018-2020 according to the main process optimization, including the introduction of a prenotification call.

Results

We included 869 DS patients (median age 76 years (IQR 65-82), NIHSS 16 (IQR 11-21), 278 min (IQR 243-335) from onset to EVT); 566 were transferred in 2018-2020. Admission in 2016-20

SUBMITTER: Hadrich K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9407868 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature