Pre-Hospital Delay in Acute Ischemic Stroke Care: Current Findings and Future Perspectives in a Tertiary Stroke Center from Romania-A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Background and objectives: The time interval between stroke onset and hospital arrival is a major barrier for reperfusion therapies in acute ischemic stroke and usually accounts for most of the onset-to-treatment delay. The present study aimed to analyze the pre-hospital delays for patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to a tertiary stroke center in Romania and to identify the factors associated with a late hospital arrival. Material and methods: The study population consisted of 770 patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke in the University Emergency Hospital Bucharest during a 6-month period, between 1 January and 30 June 2018. Data regarding pre-hospital delays were prospectively collected and analyzed together with the demographic and clini

SUBMITTER: Terecoasa EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9415394 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature